Ausebel’s Subsumption

Theory

Meaningful Reception of Four Processes for Advance Organizers

Information Meaningful Learning

Learner’s Derivative Expository

Cognitive Subsumption
Structure
Correlative Narrative
Subsumption
Use of Advance
Graphic Organizer
Superordinate Skimming
Learning

Subsumption Combinatorial Graphic Organizer

Learning
Most important factor
influencing learning is
the:
quantity
clarity
organization of the

learner’s present
knowledge..
the present knowledge
consists of: facts,
concepts, propositions,
theories and raw
perceptual data
Comprises cognitive

structure
When will
meaningful
learning takes
place?
 According to Ausebel:
when an idea to be
learned is related in
some sensible way
to ideas that the
learner already
possesses.
before new material can
be presented effectively,
cognitive structure be

strengthened
acquisition and retention

of new information is
facilitated.
 How to strengthen the
student’s cognitive structure?
 by using advance organizers,
 allow students to already have

a bird’s eye view or to see the

“big picture” of the topic to be
learned even before going to
the details.
The use of advance
organizers is
anchored on the
principle of
subsumption.
Subsumption: a
process by which
new material is
related to relevant
ideas in the existing
cognitive structure.
 what is learned is based on
what is already known
 signifies that one’s own prior

knowledge and biases limit

and affect what is learned.
 retention of new knowledge is

greater
 based on prior concrete

concepts
Meaningful learning in four
process:
DERIVATIVE SUBSUMPTION

-describes the situation in

which the new information
you learn is an example of a
concept that you have
already learned .
 CORRELATIVE SUBSUMPTION
 learned about new kind of thing
with the same kind through the
process
 more “valuable” learning than that

of derivative subsumption
 This enriches the higher-level

concept
 accommodate new change or

expand your knowledge.

SUPERORDINATE

LEARNING
Already familiar with the

things and knew a lot of

examples but did not
know the concept itself
until it was taught.
 COMBINATORIAL LEARNING
 newly acquired knowledge combines

with prior knowledge to enrich the

understanding of both concepts.
 a process by which the new idea is

derived from another idea that is

neither higher or lower in the
hierarchy, but at the same level ( in a
different, but related, “branch”).
 It is a lot like as learning by analogy.
 but at the same level ( in a
different, but related, “branch”).
 It is a lot like as learning by

analogy.
 The first 3 learning process all

included new information that

relates to hierarchy at a level
that is either below or above
previously acquired knowledge
 ADVANCE ORGANIZERS: •An instructional unit that is used before direct
instruction, or before a new topic; this is sometimes called a hook, set
induction or anticipatory set. •Presents an overview of the information to be
covered in detail during the exposition that follows. •Advance organizers are
used to relate prior information to new concepts.

 Advance Organizer helps you link the new learning to your existing scheme.
 ADVANCE ORGANIZERS: •An instructional unit that is used before direct
instruction, or before a new topic; this is sometimes called a hook, set
induction or anticipatory set. •Presents an overview of the information to be
covered in detail during

 advance organizer is a major instructional tool proposed by ausubel. The

advance organizer, gives you two benefits: (1.) You will find it easier to
connect new information with what you already know about the topic. (2.) you
can readily see how the concepts in a certain topic are related to each other.