TRANSFER OF LEARNING

TRANSFER OF LEARNINGLorraine Mae E. Anoran

Transfer of Learning…- is the ability to apply knowledge learned in one context to new contexts.

Transfer of learning occurs when the learner:• recognizes common features among concepts,

skills, or principles;

• links the information in memory; and sees the value of utilizing what was learned in one situation in another.

TRANSFER OF LEARNINGPositive vs. Negative

- when learning in one context has a negative impact on performance in another context

Positive transfer:

- when learning in one context improves performance in some other context

Negative transfer:

TRANSFER OF LEARNINGNear vs. Far

- transfer between very similar contexts

Near transfer:

transfer between contexts that seem alien to one another

Far transfer:

TRANSFER OF LEARNINGTheories of Transfer of

Learning

1.Theory of mental discipline2.Theory of identical elements 3.Theory of generalization4.Theory of configuration

Theory of Mental Discipline

- tells that education is a matter of training in the mind or disciplining the mind.

- also known as the Faculty Theory

Today, this theory of transfer is unpopular with most psychologists and professional educators.

Theory of Identical Elements

- was formulated by Thorndike maintains that the amount of transfer depends upon the identical elements that are common in both situation.

Identical elements such as:

• method• content

• aim• attitude present in both situations facilitate learning

TRANSFER OF LEARNINGTheory of Generalization

- was formulated by Charles H. Judd

- it means that experiences obtained in one situation are applicable to other situation.

- It puts emphasis upon the value to understand, organize, and generalize specific experiences.

TRANSFER OF LEARNINGTheory of Configuration

- Is based on Gestalt theory of learning

- Transfer implies that what is learned in one situation can be shifted directly to another situation only when similarity (in content, method, or attitude) of the two situations is perceived by the learner.

TRANSFER OF LEARNINGFactors that would affect such transfer such transfer in school:

1. Mental ability of the learner

2. Nature of the learner

3. Attitudes and efforts of the learner

4. Manner of teaching

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“The more understanding, the better the transfer.”

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Motivation in Learning

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What is motivation?

Motivation is a process in which the individual’s attention and interest are aroused and directed toward definite goals.

- ”To give attention is to engage in mental activity”.

- It is directing one’s thinking toward a specific stimulus in one’s environment.

- The kind of stimulus to which an individual gives attention depends on many factors such as:

• age • needs

• experiences• training

• intelligence • attitudes

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