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Thinking Deeply about Primary Education

Implications for Teaching, Learning and Curriculum: The Work of David Ausubel

Aug 6, 2022
Sarah Cottingham joins the podcast to discuss how David Ausubel's work impacts teaching, learning, and curriculum design. They explore meaningful learning, cognitive psychology in math teaching, and enhancing understanding through cognitive assessment and retrieval practice. The discussion emphasizes prioritizing comprehension over memorization and engaging with structured teaching strategies.
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  • Meaningful learning involves connecting new information to prior knowledge for a rich tapestry of knowledge.
  • Subsumption organizes detailed information under generalized concepts, facilitating comprehensive understanding in learning.

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Isabelle's Key Ideas on Meaningful Learning

Isabelle emphasizes the importance of building bodies of knowledge in school to connect new information to prior knowledge. Meaningful learning involves creating connections between new information and existing knowledge, weaving them into a tapestry of knowledge rather than focusing solely on memorization. Prior knowledge plays a vital role, influencing what learners can understand and learn. Isabelle's concept stresses meaningful learning where new meanings are born from connecting new information to prior knowledge.

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