透過教育部精緻師資培育機制之實驗計畫，國立台中教育大學之「國民小學社會科教材教法研究室」以結合校內之教育系及區域與社會發展學系之師資，共同推動與新台中區域之國小合作計畫，提升區域內國小教師教學技能。本實驗計畫是以奧斯貝爾(P. Ausubel)的「前階組織（advance organizers）」理論為主軸，利用「圖像組織」(graphic organizers)的教學策略設計教學活動， 並融入學校本位課程，透過實際教學，以探討「前階組織法」在國小社會學習領域的教學與學習成效。

The Office of Research on Instruction and Material in Social Studies for Elementary Schools, an academic agency in the National Taichung University of Education, invites teachers from educational department and Regional and Social Development to cooperate with teachers from elementary schools in the new Taichung District to elevate their teaching skills. Underpinned by Ausubel’s advance organizers and school-based curriculum, this paper discussed the effectiveness of such an innovative cooperation between a university and an elementary school and that of graphic organizers in teaching social studies.