meaningful learning
nounMeaningful learning is when you learn something new and it makes sense to you and connects to what you already know.
Building a model volcano helped the class experience meaningful learning about how pressure works.
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2. In education theory, learning in which new information is deliberately linked to existing cognitive structures rather than memorized in isolation.
Ausubel argued that meaningful learning requires anchoring ideas already present in the learner's mind.
3. Learning that feels personally relevant and valuable to the learner's goals or life.
The internship gave her meaningful learning about teamwork that no textbook could provide.
4. Training or instruction that produces lasting, usable understanding rather than short-term recall.
The workshop focused on meaningful learning, so participants could apply the skills at work the next day.