Transfer of Learning: Types and Examples
What is Transfer of
Learning?
The carry over of habits of thinking,
feeling or working of knowledge or
skills from one learning area to
another usually referred to as the
transfer of learning.Transfer of
Learning stands for a special
mechanism or process in which a
person’s learning in one situation is
carried over or transferred to other
situations.
For having an adequate understanding of the term
transfer of learning.We may consider the following
definations:
1.
B.L.Bigge(1964):
“Transfer of learning occurs when a
person’s learning in one situation influences his
learning and performance in other situations.”
2.
H.C.Ellis(1965):
“Transfer of learning means that
experience or performance on one task influences
performance on some subsequent task.”
3.
K.Lovell (1970):
“Transfer of learning is the effect
which some particular course of training has on learning
or execution of a second performance.Such an effect
may be of a helpful nature or it may hinder.”
Types or Forms of Transfer of
Learning
Depending on the learning situations faced by the
learners,the following transfer may occur:
Positive Transfer
of Learning
1.
Learning Hindi may help a
student learn Punjabi or
Gujrati.
2.
Learning to drive Maruti 800
may help an individual to drive
Hyundai or BMW car.
3.
Learning to play badminton may
help an individual to play Table
Tennis and Lawn Tennis.
Transfer of
Learning
is said to
be positive when
the learning or
training carried
out in one
situation proves
helpful to the
learner in
another situation.
Examples:
Negative Transfer
of Learning
1.
One’s regional language or
mother tongue may create
problem in one’s learning the
correct pronunciation and
intonation related to one’s
national or foreign language.
2. Having learned to drive on the
right-hand side the tourists
from Japan or USA may find it
difficult to drive in India or UK
where vehicles are to be driven
on the left-hand side.
Transfer
of
Learning is said
to be negative
when learning or
training in one
situation
hinders,interferes
or weakens the
learning in
another situation.
Examples
Zero
Transfer
of
Learning
1.
Learning History may neither
help nor hinder the larning of
Economics.
2.
Learning to play football may
noy help or hinder learning to
play Volleyball.
3. Learning to play Guitar or
Sitar neither helps nor hindrs
one’s performance in her
cooking or laundry class.
Transfer is said
to be ‘Zero’ when
learning or
training in one
situation does
not have any
significant
influence over
the learning or
training in
another
situation
.
Examples
Lateral Transfer
The child at home
removes 8 apples from a
basket containing 15
apples and understands
that there would be 7
left. This is an example
of lateral transfer. In
this case the child has
made use of the
understanding and skill
learnt in the school in
learning situations
outside the school.
It is the most common
form of transfer to
occur. Suppose a child
has been taught the
addition and subtraction
and he understands that
15-8=7 in the context of
beads or blocks or other
subjects used in the
classroom by the
teacher, it is hoped this
understanding would
transfer to other
situations.
Examples
Bilateral transfer
It is our common experience
that we train our right hand
in writing. The training of
right hand automatically
transfers to left hand. We
can also write with our left
hand.
The human body
is divided into
two laterals; right
and left. When
training imparted
to one lateral
automatically
transfers to
another
lateral,we call it
bilateral transfer.
Examples
Sequential
Transfer
The positive facilitation of
present learning through past
learning is sequential transfer.
The learning about Addition
helps to make Multiplication.
The contents of
the subjects of
school
curriculum are
divided into
sequent units.
One idea leads to
another and both
ideas have some
relationship to
the third idea to
be taught.
Examples
Vertical
Transfer of
Learning
The knowledge about addition,
multiplication,subtraction
and divide helps to solve
algebra
.
Vertical transfer
of learning
implies
facilitating the
higher
behavioural level
in vertical
manner by the
lower level of
learning.
Examples
Horizontal Transfer
of Learning
When a learning from one
situation transfer to another
situation with same difficulty
and category.
Lateral and
sequential transfer
are called
horizontal transfer
of learning. When
the learning take
place from one
situation to another
into same difficulty
level or same
category, is called
horizontal transfer
of learning.
Examples
Theories of Transfer of
Learning
A.
Theory of mental
Discipline
B
.
Theory of Identical
Elements
C.Theory of Generalization
Educational Implications
of Transfer of Learning
Role of Teacher in Transfer of
Learning
The End
Thank You
Transfer of learning refers to the carry-over of habits, knowledge, or skills from one area to another. This process influences performance in various situations, as seen in positive and negative transfer examples. Various definitions and types of transfer learning are explored in this special lecture. Positive transfer enhances learning across domains, while negative transfer may hinder or interfere with new tasks. Understanding these concepts is vital for educators and learners alike.
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A special lecture on Transfer of Learming
What is Transfer of Learning? Many of the things we do or perform in day-to-day influenced by experience of learning.The learning of addition and subtraction helps a child in learning multiplication and division. Learning of Mathematics helps in solving numerical problems in Physics. life our are often previous
The carry over of habits of thinking, feeling or working of knowledge or skills from one learning area to another usually referred to as the transfer of learning.Transfer Learning stands mechanism or process in which a person s learning in one situation is carried over or transferred to other situations. of for a special
For having an adequate understanding of the term transfer of learning.We may consider the following definations: 1. B.L.Bigge(1964): Transfer of learning occurs when a person s learning in one situation influences his learning and performance in other situations. 2. H.C.Ellis(1965): Transfer of learning means that experience or performance on one task influences performance on some subsequent task. 3. K.Lovell (1970): Transfer of learning is the effect which some particular course of training has on learning or execution of a second performance.Such an effect may be of a helpful nature or it may hinder.
Types or Forms of Transfer of Learning Depending on the learning situations faced by the learners,the following transfer may occur:
Examples: Positive Transfer of Learning 1. Learning Hindi may help a student learn Punjabi or Gujrati. Transfer Learning is said to be positive when the learning or training out in situation proves helpful learner another situation. of 2. Learning to drive Maruti 800 may help an individual to drive Hyundai or BMW car. carried one to the in 3. Learning to play badminton may help an individual to play Table Tennis and Lawn Tennis.
Negative Transfer of Learning Examples 1. One s regional language or mother tongue problem in one s learning the correct pronunciation intonation related to one s national or foreign language. Transfer Learning is said to be when learning or training in one situation hinders,interferes or weakens the learning another situation. of may create and negative 2. Having learned to drive on the right-hand side the tourists from Japan or USA may find it difficult to drive in India or UK where vehicles are to be driven on the left-hand side. in
Examples ZeroTransfer of Learning 1. Learning History may neither help nor hinder the larning of Economics. Transfer is said to be Zero when learning training in one situation not have significant influence the learning or training another situation. or 2. Learning to play football may noy help or hinder learning to play Volleyball. does any 3. Learning to play Guitar or Sitar neither helps nor hindrs one s performance in her cooking or laundry class. over in
Examples Lateral Transfer It is the most common form of transfer to occur. Suppose a child has been addition and subtraction and he understands that 15-8=7 in the context of beads or blocks or other subjects used classroom teacher, it is hoped this understanding transfer situations. The child at home taught the removes 8 apples from a basket containing apples and understands that there would be 7 left. This is an example of lateral transfer. In this case the child has made use understanding and skill learnt in the school in learning outside the school. 15 in the by the of the would other to situations
Examples Bilateral transfer The human body is divided two laterals; right and left. When training imparted to one automatically transfers another lateral,we call it bilateral transfer. into It is our common experience that we train our right hand in writing. The training of right hand automatically transfers to left hand. We can also write with our left hand. lateral to
Sequential Transfer Examples The contents of the subjects school curriculum divided sequent One idea leads to another and both ideas have some relationship the third idea to be taught. of are into units. The positive facilitation of present learning through past learning is sequential transfer. The learning about Addition helps to make Multiplication. to
Vertical Transfer of Learning Examples Vertical transfer of implies facilitating higher behavioural level in manner lower level learning. learning the The knowledge about addition, multiplication,subtraction and divide helps to solve algebra. vertical by the of
Horizontal Transfer of Learning Examples Lateral sequential transfer are horizontal transfer of learning. When the learning take place from situation to another into same difficulty level or category, is called horizontal transfer of learning. and called When a learning from one situation transfer to another situation with same difficulty and category. one same
Theories of Transfer of Learning
A. Theory of mental Discipline
B. Theory of Identical Elements
Educational Implications of Transfer of Learning
Role of Teacher in Transfer of Learning
The End Thank You
