MODULE 15 TRANSFER

OF
LEARNING
 Objectives:

 Explain how transfer of learning occurs

 Identify the factors that affect transfer of
learning
 Apply principles of transfer in
facilitating transfer of learning
 TRANSFER OF LEARNING

 happens when learning in one context or with

another set of materials affects performance in
another context or with other related materials
 simply put, it is applying to another situation
what was previously learned.
 example: Learning to use roller skates later
helps a person to learn more quickly to ice skate
 Learning to get along with classmates in
preschool helps the child adjust and relate well
with classmates in the “ big” school ,
 or even playing highly competitive on-line
computer games might even ,make one better
strategic thinker in politics or business .
 Frequently , the circumstance of learning
( classrooms, workbooks, tests, drills ) differs
significantly from the situations when what is
learned is to be applied ( in the home , job, within
complex tasks)
 As a result, the educational goals are not met
until transfer occurs.
 This makes transfer a very important aspect of
instruction
 TYPES OF TRANSFER
 POSITIVE TRANSFER
 NEGATIVE TRANSFER
 NEAR TRANSFER
 FAR TRANSFER
 POSITIVE TRANSFER
 Occurs when learning in one
context improves performance in
some other context
 NEGATIVE TRANSFER
 Occurs when learning in one
context impacts negatively on
performance in another
 NEAR TRANSFER
 Refers to transfer between very
similar contexts.
 Also referred to as SPECIFIC
TRANSFER
 FAR TRANSFER
 Refers to transfer between contexts that,
on appearance , seem remote and alien to
one another.
 This is also called GENERAL
TRANSFER
AFFECTING TRANSFER TRANSFER
SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE MORE SIMILAR INVOLVE STUDENTS IN
TWO LEARNING THE TWO SITUATIONS LEARNING SITUATIONS
ARE , THE GREATER THE AND TASKS THAT ARE
CHANCES THAT SIMILAR AS POSSIBLE
LEARNING FROM ONE TO THE SITUATIONS
SITUATION WILL BE WHERE THEY WOULD
TRANSFERRED TO APPLY THE TASKS
OTHER SITUATION
DEGREE OF MEANINGFUL REMEMBER TO PROVIDE
MEANINGFULNESS/ LEARNING LEADS TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR
RELEVANCE OF GREATER TRANSFER LEARNERS TO LINK NEW
LEARNING THAN ROTE LEARNING MATERIAL TO WHAT
THEY LEARNED IN THE
PAST
LENGTH OF THE LONGER THE TIME TO ENSURE TRANSFER ,
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME SPENT IN INSTRUCTION, TEACH A FEW TOPICS IN
THE GREATER THE DEPTH RATHER THAN
PROBABILITY OF MANY TOPICS TACKLED
TRANSFER IN A SHALLOW MANNER.
VARIETY OF LERNING EXPOSURE TO MANY ILLUSTRATE NEW
EXPERIENCES AND VARIED EXAMPLES CONCEPTS AND
AND OPPORTUNITIES PRINCIPPLES WITH A
FOR PRACTICE VARIETY OF EXAMPLES.
ENCOURAGES PLAN ACTIVITIES THAT
TRANSFER ALLOW YOUR
CONDITIONS/ FACTORS PRINCIPLE OF IMPLICATION
AFFECTING TRANSFER TRANSFER

CONTEXT FOR TRANSFER OF RELATE A TOPIC IN ONE

LEARNER’S LEARNIING IS MOST SUBJECT TOPICS IN
EXPERIENCES LIKELY TO HAPPEN OTHER SUBJECTS OR
WHEN LEARNERS DISCIPLINE
DISCOVER THAT WHAT S.
THEY LEARNED IS
APPLICABLE TO
VARIOUS CONTEXTS

FOCUS ON PRINCIPLES PRINCIPLES TRANSFER ZERO IN PRINCIPLES

RATHER THAN TASKS EASIER THAN FACTS RELATED TO EACH
TOPIC TOGETHER WITH
STRATEGIES BASED ON
THOSE PRINCIPLES

EMPHASIS ON STUDENT REFLECTION ENCOURAGE STUDENTS

METACOGNITION IMPROVES LEARNING TO TAKE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THEIR OWN LEARNING
AND TO REFLECT ON
WHAT THEY LEARNED