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Direct linkMarton, Ference – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2006
Discussions about transfer have mainly dealt with how people manage to do something in a situation thanks to having done something similar in a previous situation. From an educational point of view, however, it appears more fruitful to consider the case when the learner, having learned to do something in 1 situation, might be able to do something…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Context Effect, Differences, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedShapiro, Amy M. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 1999
Explores the relevance of hierarchies to information processing. Suggests that participants in all conditions create hierarchical representations as they work, and those in nonlinear conditions use this structure to guide their exploration of the material. An important function of hierarchies may be to define relationships between concepts.…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Cognitive Structures, Hypermedia, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedRam, Ashwin, Ed.; Nersessian, Nancy J., Ed.; Keil, Frank C., Ed. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 1997
This special issue includes four articles that address issues concerning conceptual change. Topics include analogical reasoning and a case study of Johannes Kepler; conceptual change and wine expertise; the role of extreme case reasoning in instruction for conceptual change; and dynamic science assessment: a new approach for investigating…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Concept Formation, Instructional Design
