Generative learning involves mentally reorganizing and integrating to-be-learned information with prior knowledge, enabling application to new situations¶
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q1 i? Generative learning is defined as actively making sense of to-be-learned information by mentally reorganizing and integrating it with prior knowledge, which enables learners to apply what they learned to new situations. → Fiorella 2016
Evidence¶
Fiorella 2016¶
Fiorella, L., & Mayer, R. E. (2016). Eight Ways to Promote Generative Learning. Educational Psychology Review, 28, 717–741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-015-9348-9
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The article's opening definitional statement of generative learning, offered as the framing thesis of the review rather than as a tested result. It defines generative learning as "mentally reorganizing and integrating it with one's prior knowledge" and ties it to transfer to new situations. No empirical data are reported for this definition in the available text.
"Generative learning involves actively making sense of to-be-learned information by mentally reorganizing and integrating it with one's prior knowledge, thereby enabling learners to apply what they have learned to new situations."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
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Generative learning involves mentally reorganizing and integrating to-be-learned information with prior knowledge, enabling application to new situations |
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Generative learning involves mentally reorganizing and integrating to-be-learned information with prior knowledge, enabling application to new situations |
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