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far transfer  

Definition

  • The transfer of knowledge or skills acquired during a task to a new task that shares a few common features with the first task.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Barnett, S. M., & Ceci, S. J. (2002). When and where do we apply what we learn? A taxonomy for far transfer. Psychological Bulletin, 128(4), 612–637. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.128.4.612

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

  • • Kaminske, A. N., Kuepper-Tetzel, C. E., Nebel, C. L., Sumeracki, M. A., & Ryan, S. P. (2020). Transfer: A review for biology and the life sciences. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 19(3), es9. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.19-11-0227

    [Study type: literature review / Access: free]

  • • Sala, G., Aksayli, N. D., Tatlidil, K. S., Tatsumi, T., Gondo, Y., & Gobet, F. (2019). Near and far transfer in cognitive training: A second-order meta-analysis. Collabra: Psychology, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.203

    [Study type: meta-analysis / Access: open]

  • • Sala, G., & Gobet, F. (2017). Does far transfer exist? Negative evidence from chess, music, and working memory training. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 26(6), 515–520. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721417712760

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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