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Vick, Marian L.; Lynn, Jo Ann – 1983
Recent studies refuting the effectiveness of advance organizers in preparing students to comprehend text material have not met the conditions necessary for advance organizers to succeed. According to the assimilation theory, which holds that people learn by chaining what is known to what is to be learned, the following conditions must be met for…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Graphic Organizers, Learning Strategies, Prior Learning
