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UNIT I
PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION

MODULE 12
Transfer of Learning:
THEORIES OF TRANSFER OF LEARNING

Objective:

 To comprehend the different theories of transfer of learning and its factors.

Transfer of learning plays a very important role in our day to day life. It is a rare that the
situation in which we learn is identical to the situation in which we apply and use that learning.

Education is preparation of life. Whatever we learnt in the school, we are expected to apply
the same in life.

Transfer of Learning

Transfer of Learning is the ability to apply knowledge learned in one context to new
contexts.

Transfer of learning occurs when the learner:

 Recognizes common features among concepts, skills or principles;

 Links the information in memory; and sees the value of utilizing what was learned in one
situation in another.

Types of Transfer of Learning

Positive vs. Negative Transfer

 Positive transfer:
When learning in one context improves performance in some other context.

 Negative transfer:

When learning in one context has a negative impact on performance in another context.
Near vs. Far Transfer

 Near transfer:
Transfer between very similar contexts

 Far transfer:

Transfer between contexts that seen alien to one another

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