AUSUBEL’S

MEANINGFUL
VERBAL
LEARNING/
SUBSUMPTION
THEORY
 “ Knowledge is
hierarchically organized;
that new information is
meaningful to the extent that
it can be related to what is
already known”
 It is about how individuals learn
large amounts of meaningful
material from verbal/ textual
presentations in a school settings.
He proposed the used of
advance organizers as a tool for
learning.
FOCUS OF
AUSUBEL’S
THEORY
The most important factor influencing
learning is the quantity, clarity and
organization of the learner’s present
knowledge.
consists of facts, concepts,
propositions, theories and
raw perceptual data that the
learner has available to
him/her at any point in time.
Meaningful learning takes
place when an idea to be
learned is related in some
sensible way to ideas that the
learner already possesses.
The way to strengthen the
student’s cognitive structure is
by using advance organizers that
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.
Primary way of
learning is
SUBSUMPTION
 What is the
meaning of
SUBSUMPTION?
SUBSUMPTION is
a process by which new
material is related to
relevant ideas in the
existing cognitive
structure.
Likewise, Ausubel pointed out that
what is learned is based on what is
already known. This signifies that
one’s own knowledge and biases
limit and affect what is learned. Also,
retention of own knowledge is greater
because it is based on prior concrete
concepts.
 DERIVATIVE
SUBSUMPTION
 This describes the
situation in which the
new information you
learn is an example of a
concept that you have
already learned.
CORRELATIV
E
SUBSUMPTIO
N
This more “valuable”
learning than that of
derivative
subsumption, since it
enriches the higher
level concept.
SUPERORDINAT
E LEARNING
The child already knew a
lot of examples of the
concept, but did not know
the concept itself until it
was taught to him/her.
COMBINATORI
AL LEARNING
 It describes a process by
which the new idea is
derived from another idea
that is neither higher nor
lower in the hierarchy, but
at the same level.
ADVANCE
ORGANIZERS
TWO BENEFITS OF
ADVANCE
ORGANIZER:
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.
TYPES OF
ADVANCE
ORGANIZE
RS
EXPOSITOR
Y
Describes the new
content.
NARRATIV
E
Presents the new
information in the
form of a story to
students.
SKIMMING
Done by looking over
the new material to
gain a basic overview.
 GRAPHIC
ORGANIZERS
Visuals to set up or
outline the new
information.
 THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING!