Transfer learning

See also Desirable difficulties, after Bjork

For an active area of interest, see: Retrieval practice and transfer learning.

References

• Reder, L., & Klatzky, R. L. (1994). Transfer: Training for performance. In D. Druckman & R. A. Bjork (Eds.), Learning, Remembering, Believing: Enhancing Human Performance (pp. 25–56). National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/2303
• Paas, F. G., & Van Merriënboer, J. J. (1994). Variability of worked examples and transfer of geometrical problem-solving skills: A cognitive-load approach. Journal of Educational Psychology, 86(1), 122

A nice account from classroom practice from Dylan Kane: Expansion

To read:

• Barnett, S. M., & Ceci, S. J. (2002). When and where do we apply what we learn? A taxonomy for far transfer. Psychological Bulletin, 128(4), 612–637. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.128.4.612
• Gick, M. L., & Holyoak, K. J. (1987). The Cognitive Basis of Knowledge Transfer. In Transfer of Learning (pp. 9–46). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-188950-0.50008-4
• *Remote transfer \of *scientific-\*reasoning *and problem-solving strategies in children < https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065240708000104?casatoken=ORLhda6cfCYAAAAA:OXN4m7EBIgEoGjwT9j39e8lX7uNpt01ERwfao*-CaG7pjSQpfEGwJSCfVTd5v*ux6_aPMrWrg >
• An effective metacognitive strategy: Learning by doing and explaining with a computer‐based cognitive tutor < https://scholar.google.com/citations?viewop=viewcitation&hl=en&user=8DDVkAAAAAJ&citationfor*view=*8DDVkAAAAAJ:YOwf2qJgpHMC >
• The Knowledge‐Learning‐Instruction framework: Bridging the science‐practice chasm to enhance robust student learning < https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1551-6709.2012.01245.x >