Arrange the following five elements of 'Pedagogy' given by Herbert

(A) Generalization

(B) Association

(C) Presentation

(D) Application

(E) Preparation

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

German psychologist J. Friedrich Herbert was the first to develop the five-step lesson planning process.

Key Points

• J. Friedrich Herbert was adamant that when a subject is properly given to pupils.  
• The five distinct processes in his five-stage system for designing lessons are
  • Preparation: The process of activating previous knowledge
  • Presentation: Present the concept using concrete objects
  • Association: Process of comparing new knowledge with the previous knowledge
  • Generalisation: Arrive at general ideas or necessary conclusion
  •  Application: Acquired knowledge by the learners in real-life 

Thus, the correct arrangement is Preparation⇒ Presentation⇒ Association⇒ Generalization ⇒Application.

Additional Information

•  These five steps are also known as the Herbartian method. 
• They connect it to what they already know and learn coherently.