Practical Studies Related to the Effects of an Advance Organizer Used Audiovisual Educational

Abstract

An advance organizer (AO) creates a new schema, stimulates already existing knowledge, and can facilitate the retention of learning materials. However, practical research of an AO that uses audiovisual educational materials is hardly seen in reading comprehension instruction. This research carried out practical instruction concerning the effects of an AO that uses audiovisual educational materials on the research subject, which was reading comprehension instruction that uses newspaper articles as teaching materials. It became clear that the results were, first of all, an improvement in reading comprehension. Second, there was the facilitation of study material comprehension, retention of the AO, and associations. Third, there was an effect on retaining a desire to learn.