The quote is from the educational psychologist David Ausubel (1968): "The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows. Ascertain this and teach him accordingly."
You, at a table with materials, explaining in your own words why prior knowledge decides what a student learns next, with one quick tiny skill example.
Bridget Horton, maths teacher, tutor, built The Y Intercept
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