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The Effects of Cognitive Structure Variables on the Acquisition, Retention, and Transferability of Knowledge

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In previous chapters we have considered the nature, conditions, and underlying properties of meaningful verbal reception learning and retention. We have also concluded that various specifiable properties of existing cognitive structure are the most important single class of factors influencing the acquisition, retention, and transferability of knowledge. Now we are ready to operationalize these cognitive structure variables, to cite and consider available research evidence regarding their effects on subject-matter learning and retention, and to suggest how they may be optimally manipulated and applied to instructional practices so as to maximize students’ acquisition and retention of knowledge.

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Ausubel, D.P. (2000). The Effects of Cognitive Structure Variables on the Acquisition, Retention, and Transferability of Knowledge. In: The Acquisition and Retention of Knowledge: A Cognitive View. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9454-7_6

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