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ERIC Number: EJ602658
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-0355
Nuturing the Seeds of Transfer: A Domain-Specific Perspective.
Alexander, Patricia A.; Murphy, P. Karen
International Journal of Educational Research, v31 n7 p561-76 1999
Describes fundamental dimensions that appear to underlie effective transfer: subject-matter knowledge; general cognitive and metacognitive strategies; and motivation. Summarizes five generalizations about transfer drawn from the literatures on transfer, domain learning, and analogical reasoning. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Student Motivation, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Domain Knowledge
Note: Theme issue titled "On the Road to Transfer: New Perspectives on an Enduring Issue in Educational Research and Practice." Version of a paper presented at the International Congress of Applied Psychology (San Francisco, CA, August 1998).