... as well Learners are more likely to organize information if the material fits an organizational structure with which they are already familiar-for example, if the material can be placed into discrete categories or into a hierarchical arrangement. They are also more likely to learn new material in an organized fashion if that material has been presented to them with its organizational structure laid out for them. C. People sometimes use their prior knowledge to expand on a new idea, thereby actually storing more information than was actually presented to them. This process of adding to newly acquired information in some way is called elaboration. In most cases, the more students elaborate on new material-the more they use what they already know to help them understand and interpret the material-the more effectively they will store it in long-term-memory. Students who elaborate on the things they learn in school are usually better students than ...

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