Cognitive Structure and the Facilitation of Meaningful Verbal Learning1

The use of advance organizers in the learning and retention of meaningful verbal material.

David P. Ausubel · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1960 · 1.4K citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology +9

A Subsumption Theory of Meaningful Verbal Learning and Retention

David P. Ausubel · The Journal of General Psychology · 1962 · 307 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +6

Organizer, general background, and antecedent learning variables in sequential verbal learning.

David P. Ausubel, Donald Fitzgerald · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1962 · 179 citations

Language Studies, Educational Psychology, Psychology +13

The role of discriminability in meaningful learning and retention.

David P. Ausubel, Donald Fitzgerald · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1961 · 150 citations

Education, Educational Psychology, Instructional Design +7

IN DEFENSE OF VERBAL LEARNING

David P. Ausubel · Educational Theory · 1961 · 108 citations

Education, Instruction, Teaching +15