Conceptual representations for transfer: A case study tracing back and looking forward

• Main Authors: Suparna Sinha (Author), Steven Gray (Author), Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver (Author), Rebecca Jordan (Author), Catherine Eberbach (Author), Ashok Goel (Author), Spencer Rugaber Rugaber (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: EARLI, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A primary goal of instruction is to prepare learners to transfer their knowledge and skills to new contexts, but how far this transfer goes is an open question.  In the research reported here, we seek to explain a case of transfer through examining the processes by which a conceptual representation...