An Advanced Organizer is a method to link knowledge and topics to already known terms and concepts.
It can either be used as an introductory element into a lesson or as a summary at the end. It is also beneficial to keep the Advanced Organizer visible during a lesson so that students have the possibility to orient themself.
Effect
- Makes it easier to link new knowledge with existing.
- Provides an overview and enables classification of new topics.
- Logical linking allows easier understanding, longtime remembrance and simpler transfer to practical application.
Example
Advanced Organizer on creativity.
Advanced Organizer on a Java Introduction
Reference
Andreas Schubiger, Lehren und lernen