David Ausubel

David Paul Ausubel
Born(1918-10-25)October 25, 1918
New York City, New York, United States
DiedJuly 9, 2008(2008-07-09) (aged 89)
Alma materColumbia University
Known forAdvance Organizers
AwardsE. L. Thorndike Award (1977)
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology, Educational Psychology

David Paul Ausubel (October 25, 1918 – July 9, 2008) [1] was an American psychologist. His most significant contribution to the fields of educational psychology, cognitive science, and science education learning was on the development and research on "advance organizers" (see below) since 1960.[2]

  1. ^ "DausubelIndex".
  2. ^ Advance organizers Archived September 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine