Concept* Transfer |
Working Definition:
A knowledge transfer is the application of prior concepts to a new task.
Disciplinary Definitions:
"A transfer scenario consists of multiple components. First, there is an acquisition context in which some target knowledge is acquired via some training task. Second, there is some application context in which that knowledge is brought to bear on some unfamiliar problem or task, the transfer task, via one or more transfer processes. Acquisition precedes application in time, so the target knowledge appears as prior knowledge when viewed from the perspective of the application context. Each of these components can vary along multiple dimensions. For example, the acquisition context can vary in how much and what kind of training it provides, and the transfer task can vary in how similar it is to the training task." Nokes & Ohlsson "How is Abstract, Generative Knowledge Acquired? A Comparison of Three Learning Scenarios," 2003 and see also "Declarative Transfer from a Memory Task to a Problem Solving Task." Nokes, "Investigating Multiple Mechanisms of Knowledge Transfer."
Comments:
*I use the expression, "concept transfer" rather than "knowledge transfer" to make the distinction between an abstract form of knowledge (conceptual) and an experiential form of knowledge.
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