AOM Theory created in March 2020

1. Information Processing Family
Advance Organiser Model
(AOM)
Dr Madhavi Dharankar
Asso Prof,
Dept of Educational Technology,
SNDTWU, Mumbai
mdharankar@det.sndt.ac.in

2. David
Ausubel
(1918- 2008)
Meaningful
Verbal
Learning

3. AOM
Developer: David Ausubel
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How knowledge is
organised (curriculum)
How the mind works to
process new information
How teachers can make use of these ideas
Progressive Differentiation Integrative Reconciliation

4. Characteristics of Advance Organiser (AO)
• AO is NOT
– A part of the content / of the teaching material
– A summary of the teaching material
• AO is wider in scope and is more abstract
• AO comes right in the beginning of a
lesson
• Two ends of AO
– Previous Knowledge of the learner
– New knowledge to be acquired

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Types of Advance Organisers
Expository Comparative
Concept,
Definition
Generalization
Comparison
Analogy

6. AOM: Syntax
1. Presentation of Advanced Organiser
• Clarify aims of the lesson
• Present Advanced Organiser
• Prompt awareness of relevant knowledge
2. Presentation of Learning Material
• Make organisation explicit
• Make logical order of learning material explicit
• Present material logically
3. Strengthening Cognitive Organisation
• Use principles of integrative reconciliation
• Promote active reception
• Elicit critical approach
• Clarify
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7. AOM: Social System
• General
– Highly structured
– Active collaboration between teacher and
learner
• Specific
– Phase 1 and 2 : Main Role of the Teacher
– Phase 3 : Teacher and Student are
at the same level

8. AOM: Principles of Reaction
• General
– Negotiation of meaning
– Responsibility of connecting organiser and
material
• Specific
– Teacher
• To solve doubts of the students
• To help in identifying the similarities and
differences between the old and the new
knowledge
– Student
• To get the doubts clarified

9. AOM: Support System
• Data- rich
• Well- organised Material
• Possible Options: Pictures, Films,
Charts, Models, Concept Maps, etc

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Geometrical Figures
Single Dimension 2D 3D
Ray Line Open Closed
Plane Angle
Arc
Triangle Quadrilateral
Pentagon Circle
Cone Sphere
Cube
Rectangular
Parallelepiped
Prism Pyramid

11. AOM: Effects
• Instructional Effects
– Conceptual structures
– Meaningful assimilation of information
and ideas
• Nurturant Effects
– Interest in inquiry
– Habits of precise thinking
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12. AOM: Educational Implications
• Interactive Model
• Usage of Deductive approach
• Brings out importance of even not-
so-popular method like Lecturing
• Usage of examples and explanations
to a greater extent

13. Questions???
Discussions!!!