In the Herbartian sequence, which component follows Presentation?

• A. Preparation
• B. Association
• C. Generalization
• D. Application

Answer: (B)

In the Herbartian lesson sequence, after presenting the new material, the next step is Association. This stage focuses on helping students link the fresh content to what they already know—activating prior knowledge, noting relationships, patterns, contrasts, and connections. By forming these meaningful links, the learner’s cognitive structure is organized in a way that makes the new information easier to remember and understand. This sets the stage for Generalization, where learners identify broader principles, and Application, where they use what they’ve learned in new situations. Preparation comes before Presentation, so it wouldn’t follow it, and the later steps follow Association in this sequence.