Educational Psychology / Unit 4 EDP 0304 short lesson, about 20 seconds
What Helps Transfer
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The idea
Transfer depends on how well the original learning was mastered, how similar the new situation is, and whether learners grasp the critical attributes that connect the two.
In practice
Students who understand why a formula works apply it to unfamiliar problems.
Where people slip
Abstraction, looking for the underlying principle, model or analogy, is what lets knowledge travel beyond its first setting.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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