Specific vs General
Define Transfer
The influence of prior knowledge, skills, strategies, or principles on new learning
Define Low-Road Transfer
The spontaneous, automatic transfer of highly practiced skills with little need for reflection
Define High-Road Transfer
An individual purposely and consciously applies general knowledge, a strategy, or principle learned in one situation to a different situation
A way to facilitate transfer is to Promote Meaningful Learning
True
Who won Super Bowl LIV?
Kansas City Chiefs
Who proved the Doctrine of formal discipline wrong?
Edward Thorndike
Give at least 3 examples of action one could do automatically
Reading, technology use, athletics, playing an instrument etc
What is the process of retrieving meaningful information and applying it to a new learning context?
Mindful Abstraction
Positive learning is when previous learning is applied to learning on new tasks
True
What is the only state with a one syllable name?
Maine
What is the Doctrine of formal discipline?
Advocated a general view of transfer in which the study of Latin and Geometry could improve an individual's general cognitive abilities. Their improved cognitive functioning would then transfer to other disciplines
Differentiate between Reflective Practice & Deliberate Practice
Reflective Practice - Involves developing a conceptual understanding on how to do something
Deliberate Practice - Intrinsic motivation to engage in extensive focused, long-term repetition with the goal of learning that skill
Define Analogical Transfer
Creating or using an existing analogy to aid in understanding a new concept
Forward-Reaching Transfer is when an individual deliberately looks for strategies or principles learned in the past to solve a current problem or task
False
What country has the most species of reptiles in the world?
Australia, with over 750!
What is the Theory of Identical Elements?
A specific view of transfer that says transfer will occur between two learning tasks if the new skill or behavior contains identical elements from the original text
Explain Rote Memorization & give an example
Memorizing without understanding; Leads to bits of information or skills that are not meaningfully connected, fade over time
What is recalling a strategy or principle that we have learned from solving one problem and applying it to another type of problem?
Problem-Solving Transfer
The three skills needed for successful transfer of knowledge are Recollection, Mapping, & Abstraction
False
Recognition, Mapping, & Abstraction
What is the only letter that does not appear on the periodic table