An instructional technique that helps people understand new information in terms of what they already know.
Types of Advance Organisers:
1. Expository:
- Used when the information is new to the audience.
- It gives a general overview before diving into details.
- For example, before teaching about forklifts to people who know nothing about them, you might first explain
what a forklift is and how it works.
2. Comparative:
- Used when the information is similar to what the audience already knows.
- It highlights the differences and similarities.
- For example, if teaching experienced forklift operators about a new model, you would compare the old and new forklifts. Comparison - to convincingly illustrate patterns and relationships
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Since the technique depends on a defined entry point, it is generally applied to
linear presentations(e.g., traditional classroom instruction), and does not work as well in nonlinear, exploratory learning contexts (e.g., free-play simulation). -
They are distinct from overviews and summaries in that they are presented on a more abstract level than the rest of the information- they present the “big picture” prior to the details.
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Its a kind of instructional strategy.