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020 _a9780123305954
082 _a153.154
_bHas
100 1 _aHaskell, Robert E.
245 1 0 _aTransfer of learning :
_bcognition, instruction, and reasoning
260 _aSan Diego
_bAcademic Press,
_cc2001.
300 _axx, 241 p. ;
_c24 cm.
440 _aA volume in the educational psychology Series
490 1 _aEducational psychology series
520 _aEducators and educational psychologists recognize transfer of learning as perhaps the most significant issue in all fields of instruction. Transfer of learning cuts across all educational domains, curricula, and methods. Despite its importance, research and experience clearly show that significant transfer of learning in either the classroom or in everyday life seldom occurs. Simply put, transfer of learning is illustrated by the phrases It reminds me of...or It's like...or It's the same as...This book addresses the fundamental problem of how past or current learning is applied and adapted to similar and/or new situations. Based on a review of the applied educational and cognitive research, as well as on the author's teaching experience with transfer of learning, this book presents a new framework for understanding and achieving transfer of learning. Current education and educational psychology textbooks either lack or lament the lack of research and guidance to educators on promoting transfer of learning. Thus this book is a necessary basis for all instruction and learning. Based on history and research, the book shows that transfer of learning is not just a technique of learning or instruction, but a way of thinking and knowing
650 _aEducational psychology.
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/els031/00102889.html
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/els031/00102889.html
942 _cBK