Ausubel´s theory

What is Ausubel´s full name?

• David Paul Ausubel

• David Peter Ausubel

• Paul David Ausubel

What is Ausubel´s theory about?

• Cognitive development theory

• Meaningful learning theory

• The zone of proximal development

• Constructivist theory

Meaningful Learning occurs when the new information is related to prior knowledge.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Ausubel's theory is concerned with how individuals learn large amounts of meaningful material from verbal/textual presentations in a school setting.

• FALSE

• TRUE

Learners memorize new information without relating it to prior knowledge. It refers to:

• Meaningful learning

• Memoristic or rote Learning

David Ausubel says that meaningful learning is not a crucial type of learning for classroom instruction.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What are the types of meaningful learning?

• Representation Learning

• Concept learning

• Proposition Learning

• All of them

MEMORIZING PHONE NUMBERS IS AN EXAMPLE OF:

• MEMORISTIC OR ROTE LEARNING

• MEANINGFUL LEARNING

The information is retained much longer or for a lifetime. It refers to:

• MEANINGFUL LEARNING

• MEMORISTIC OR ROTE LEARNING

MEANINGFUL LEARNING RELATES NEW INFORMATION TO OLD KNOWLEDGE.

• TRUE

• FALSE