Chapter 5 Ausubel's Learning Theory 5.4.2 Main ideas: about learning x Reception and Discovery Learning discovery learning: learning by individualor group exploration. Real knowledge would be obtained through it. Reception Learning: learning through expository, or subsumption.Chapter 5 Ausubel’s Learning Theory • 5.4.2 Main ideas: about learning • *Reception and Discovery Learning • discovery learning:learning by individual or group exploration. Real knowledge would be obtained through it. • Reception Learning: learning through expository, or subsumption