Educational Psychology / Unit 4 EDP 0306 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Near and Far, Low-Road and High-Road
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The idea
Near transfer moves to a similar situation and far transfer to a very different one; low-road transfer is automatic, while high-road transfer is deliberate and mindful.
In practice
A new keyboard: near, low-road. Statistics used to judge a news claim: far, high-road.
Where people slip
High-road transfer can reach forward, anticipating future uses while learning, or backward, recalling past lessons when facing something new.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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