Effect of Advance Organizer Model of Teaching on Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Social Science

Abstract

Advance Organizers are models which help students organize information by connecting it to a larger cognitive structure that reflects the organization of the discipline itself. An advance organizer is a cognitive instructional strategy used to promote the learning and retention of new information. According to Ausubel (1978), the Advance organizer is an introductory material at a higher level of abstraction, generally and inclusiveness, to the learning material presented before the actual learning task. Advance organizer model is more effective when the learner lacks prior knowledge transfer. Keeping in view the importance of Advance Organizer Model in teaching-learning process a study was conducted. The sample of the study included 60 students of class IX. Purposive sampling technique was used to collect data. Intelligence test was used for selection of experimental and control groups. The students were divided into two groups (30 students in each group) on the basis of intelligence test score. The experimental group was taught through Advance Organizer model and the control group was taught by using traditional method (lecture method). After completion of teaching a self developed achievement test was administered. For drawing out the result, t-test was used. Result showed that students exposed to Advance Organizer model possessed higher score than the students taught through traditional method in social science.