Offer a structured advance organizer before the full article for readers who benefit from one¶

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Description¶

The article recommends that "Readers who benefit from a structured advance organizer should consider reading the appendix at the end of this article before reading the entire article." This is an implementable presentation strategy: supply a structured advance organizer (here, an appendix) that readers may consult before the main text to scaffold their comprehension of the complex material.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A structured advance organizer must be prepared and placed where readers can access it before the main content

Constraints¶

• Benefits readers who profit from advance organizers; the article frames it as optional for such readers

Target Learners¶

• readers of complex instructional material

Target Learning Goals¶

• comprehension of complex expository text

Related Strategies¶

• Pre-Reading Strategies
• Graphic Organizers for Pre-Reading
• Pre Reading Skimming Text
• Skimming
• Pre-reading: Skim a Book Systematically

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• van Merriënboer, J.J.G., Clark, R.E. & de Croock, M.B.M. (2002). Blueprints for complex learning: The 4C/ID-model. ETR&D. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02504993