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ERIC Number: EJ671102
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Learning and Transfer: A General Role for Analogical Encoding.
Gentner, Dedre; Loewenstein, Jeffrey; Thompson, Leigh
Journal of Educational Psychology, v95 n2 p393-408 Jun 2003
Tests an adaptation to case-based learning that facilitates abstracting problem-solving schemas from examples and using them to solve further problems: analogical encoding, or learning by drawing a comparison across examples. In 3 studies, the authors examined schema abstraction and transfer among novices learning negotiation strategies. (Contains 76 references, 4 tables, and 1 appendix.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Encoding (Psychology), Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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