In:
Applied Cognitive Psychology, Wiley, Vol. 33, No. 4 ( 2019-07), p. 629-645
Abstract:
Previous work has demonstrated that cued recall of a term from a fact yields learning that does not transfer, relative to a restudy control, to recall of another term from the same fact. Here we report six experiments in which a series of manipulations during the initial study and training phases of learning, hypothesized to increase transfer for process‐based biology concepts, were investigated. In Experiments 1 and 2, fill‐in‐the‐blank questions combined with immediate or delayed and repeated correct answer feedback improved learning but not transfer. In Experiments 3 and 4, practice questions that involved recalling process steps, understanding ordinal relationships, or making inferences did not improve transfer. Positive transfer was produced, however, in Experiments 5 and 6 via retrieval–verification–scoring , a new method in which difficult fill‐in‐the‐blank questions were combined with extensive feedback processing. We discuss implications for transfer in both theoretical and applied contexts.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0888-4080
,
1099-0720
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2019
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1477153-6
SSG:
5,2
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