Educational Psychology / Unit 5 EDP 0427 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Prior Knowledge and Organization
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The idea
Two principles aid learning: activating prior knowledge, linking new material to what students already know, and organizing information into meaningful groups rather than lists.
In practice
Asking students what they already know about volcanoes before a lesson on plate tectonics.
Where people slip
Linking new material to known material is elaborative rehearsal, which lasts longer than repetition alone.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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