Which statement best describes how schemas influence learning and how educators can support them?

Which statement best describes how schemas influence learning and how educators can support them?

• A. Schemas are fixed and never adapt.
• B. Schemas are organized knowledge structures that guide interpretation; educators activate prior knowledge, use analogies, chunking, and build interconnected networks.
• C. Schemas determine personality traits and are irrelevant to learning.
• D. Schemas exist only in long-term memory and do not affect comprehension.

Answer: (B)