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Advance organizers may be presented in written forms such as handouts, charts and diagrams, concept maps, or they may begin instruction in the form of specific pre-discussions, stories, films, visuals, and computer software presentations.
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McComas, W.F. (2014). Advance Organizers. In: McComas, W.F. (eds) The Language of Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-497-0_4
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