{"id":37243,"date":"2024-11-08T08:17:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T08:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/a-critical-synthesis-of-the-research-exploring-the-problem-of-the-transfer-of-learning\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T08:17:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T08:17:19","slug":"a-critical-synthesis-of-the-research-exploring-the-problem-of-the-transfer-of-learning","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/a-critical-synthesis-of-the-research-exploring-the-problem-of-the-transfer-of-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"A critical synthesis of the research exploring the problem of the transfer of learning."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">In Module 6, the explore post will involve a literature review around the topic of transfer. You shouldn&#8217;t try to include &#8216;everything&#8217;, but organise the discussion around key themes, questions or important debates most related to the problems you identify for your pupils.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">However, the overall goal remains the same &#8211; to provide a window into your thinking. How has your thinking evolved in light of your recent reading and reflection? The guiding questions below are examples of things you might wish to consider &#8211; however, please treat them as suggestions rather than constraints.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">Give yourself 1500-2000 words to explore the reading about transfer and reflect on your practice. As you are reviewing the literature, consider also reflecting on some of the following questions:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">Why is the issue of transfer a problem relevant to your teaching?<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">What is an example of where pupils need to be able to transfer their learning in the context of your phase or subject teaching?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">What have researchers discovered regarding the transfer of learning over the years?<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Do researchers agree about the definition of transfer?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">What are some of the important key terms and concepts that have emerged from this literature?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Where are the points of contention or disagreement between different researchers?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">How has the reading challenged or changed your thinking about transfer of learning?<\/strong>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Has the research helped you to analyse and understand the challenge your pupils experience with applying their learning?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Are there arguments which particularly align or conflict with your experience or other research you have read?<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Which aspects of your practice might be more aligned with the research?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\">What links can be made to other modules of study?<\/strong><\/li>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">Thinking about the changes in practice you implemented over the masters &#8211; are there links to your reading and move from &#8216;consolidation&#8217;, &#8216;assessment&#8217;, &#8216;optimising load&#8217;, &#8216;curriculum&#8217; or &#8216;motivation&#8217; which appear relevant or might need to be revisited in light of your reading?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>Reading list<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">Didau, D. (2016, 17 Oct) The trouble with transfer: How can we make learning more flexible? [blog]. Retrieved from<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">https:\/\/learningspy.co.uk\/learning\/trouble-transfer-can-make-learning-flexible\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">Willingham, D. (2019)<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto;\">How to teach critical thinking.<\/em><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Future Frontiers | Occasional Paper Series. NSW Department of Education. (<a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/ambition.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/181\/files\/21023\">PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">Woolridge, C. &amp; Weinstein, Y. (2016, 02 June) What is transfer and why is it so hard to achieve (part 1). Retrieved from:<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">https:\/\/www.learningscientists.org\/blog\/2016\/6\/2-1<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">Pan, S.C. &amp; Agarwal, P.K. (2018) Retrieval practice and transfer of learning: Fostering students\u2019 application of knowledge. [online]. Retrieved from<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">http:\/\/pdf.retrievalpractice.org\/TransferGuide.pdf<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto;\">Yang, C., Luo, L., Vadillo, M. A., Yu, R., &amp; Shanks, D. R. (2021). Testing (quizzing) boosts classroom learning: A systematic and meta-analytic review.&nbsp;<i style=\"cursor: auto;\">Psychological Bulletin<\/i>.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1037\/bul0000309<\/a>&nbsp; (<a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/ambition.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/253\/files\/65309\">PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">This study builds upon a range of evidence suggesting that strategies like retrieval practice can help to facilitate the consolidation and transfer of that learning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">Pan, S. C., &amp; Rickard, T. C. (2018). Transfer of test-enhanced learning: Meta-analytic review and synthesis.<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto;\">Psychological bulletin<\/em>,&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto;\">144<\/em>(7), 710. (<a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/ambition.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/181\/files\/21035\">PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">Agarwal, P. K. (2019). Retrieval practice &amp; Bloom\u2019s taxonomy: Do students need fact knowledge before higher order learning?.&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto;\">Journal of Educational Psychology<\/em>,&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto;\">111<\/em>(2), 189. (<a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/ambition.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/181\/files\/21027\">PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">Carpenter, S. K. (2012). Testing enhances the transfer of learning.&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto;\">Current directions in psychological science<\/em>,&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto;\">21<\/em>(5), 279-283. (<a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/ambition.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/181\/files\/21031\">PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">McDaniel, M. A., Thomas, R. C., Agarwal, P. K., McDermott, K. B., &amp; Roediger, H. L. (2013). Quizzing in middle\u2010school science: Successful transfer performance on classroom exams.&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto;\">Applied Cognitive Psychology<\/em>,&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto;\">27<\/em>(3), 360-372. (<a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"File\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/ambition.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/181\/files\/21034\">PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 24px; cursor: auto;\">Rohrer, D., Taylor, K., &amp; Sholar, B. (2010). Tests enhance the transfer of learning.&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto;\">Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition<\/em>,&nbsp;<em style=\"cursor: auto;\">36<\/em>(1), 233. 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