Briefly discuss David Asubel's expository learning model

Briefly discuss David Asubel's expository learning model

According to Asubel, learning happens through reception and not discovery.
Thus he proposed expository teaching model to encourage meaningful rather than rote learning.
Meaning that information should be presented in a carefully, organized, sequenced and complete form for learners to receive in the most efficient way.

He believed learning should progress deductively i.e. from general to specific.
Asubel further gave four major characteristics for teaching;
Calls for a great deal of interaction between teacher and students although the teacher makes the first interaction

Teacher should make good use of examples e.g. drawings, pictures and diagrams.
Teaching should progress deductively I.e. from general to specific
Expository teaching follows a sequence I.e.
I. Presentation of advance organizer
II. Presentation of material/task
III. Strengthening of cognitive organization

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Titany answered the question on January 6, 2022 at 08:49

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