UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO
KIDAPAWAN CITY CAMPUS
Sudapin, Kidapawan City
TRANSFER OF
LEARNING
EMILIE S. ESTELLOSO
College of Education, Arts, and Sciences
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OBJECTIVES:
• Explain how transfer of learning occur
• Identify factors that affect transfer of learning
• Apply principles of transfer in facilitating transfer of
learning
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ADVANCE ORGANIZER
TRANSFER OF LEARNING
Conditions and Principles of
Types of Transfer Transfer
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Transfer of Learning
- This happens when learning in one context or with
one set of materials affects performance in another contextr
or with other related materials
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Types of Transfer:
POSITIVE TRANSFER
- Occurs when learning in one context improves
performance in some other context.
NEGATIVE TRANSFER
- Occurs when learning in one context impcts
negatively on performance in another
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Types of Transfer:
NEAR TRANSFER
- refers to transfer between very similar contexts. This
is also referred to as specific transfer.
FAR TRANSFER
- refers to transfer between context that, on
appearance, seem remote alien to one another. This is also
called general transfer.
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Conditions and Principles of Transfer
Conditions/Factors affecting Principle of transfer Implication
transfer of learning
Similarity between two learning The more the similar the two Involve students in learning
situations situations are, the greater the situations and tasks that are
chances that learning from one similar as possible to the
situation will be transferred to situations where they would apply
other situation the tasks.
Degree of Meaningful learning leads to Remember to provide
meaningfulness/relevance of greater transfer than rote learning opportunities for learners to link
learning new material to what they learned
in the past.
Length of Instructional time The longer the time spent in To ensure transfer, teach a few
instruction, the greater the topics in depth rather than many
probability of transfer topics tackled in a shallow
manner.
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Conditions and Principles of Transfer
Conditions/Factors affecting Principle of transfer Implication
transfer of learning
Variety of learning experiences Exposure to many varied Illustrate new concepts and
examples and opportunities for principles with a variety of
practice encourages transfer examples. Plan activities that
allow your learners to practice
their newly learned skills.
Context for learner’s experiences Transfer of learning is most likely Relate a topic in one subject to
to happen when learners discover topics in other subjects or
that what they learned is disciplines. Relate it also to real
applicable to various contexts life situations.
Focus on principles rather than Principles transfer easier than Zero in on principles related to
tasks facts each topic together with strategies
based on those principles.
Emphasis on metacognition Students reflection improves Encourage students to take
transfer of learning responsibility for their own
learning, and to reflect on what
they learned.
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