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Assessing Transfer of Learning in Problem Solving from the Perspective of Preparation for Future Learning
written by Dehui Hu, Joshua S. Von Korff, and N. Sanjay Rebello
The preparation of future learning (PFL) perspective posits that transfer can be measured by how effectively students can learn to solve new problems. This contrasts with the sequestered problem solving (SPS) perspective which focuses on whether students can solve new problems unaided. We developed a tutorial to facilitate students' understanding and application of mathematical differentiation in physics problems. One group of students utilized our tutorial, while a control group received a traditional lesson on the same topic. After instruction, each group completed a SPS transfer task. Following that they received computer-based hints to aid them on same transfer task. The extent to which students successfully used these hints assessed their PFL transfer. We found that students who completed the tutorial did not outperform the control group on the SPS task, but they did outperform them on the PFL transfer task.
Physics Education Research Conference 2013
Part of the PER Conference series
Portland, OR: July 17-18, 2013
Pages 189-192
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education - Basic Research
- Assessment
= Methods
- Learning Theory
= Transfer
- Problem Solving
- Research Design & Methodology
- Student Characteristics
= Skills
- Lower Undergraduate
- Reference Material
= Research study
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American Association of Physics Teachers
DOI:
10.1119/perc.2013.pr.035
NSF Number:
0816207
PACSs:
01.40G
01.55.+b
Keywords:
Assessment, PERC 2013, Problem Solving, Transfer
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D. Hu, J. Von Korff, and N. Rebello, , presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR, 2013, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13165&DocID=3712).
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D. Hu, J. Von Korff, and N. Rebello, Assessing Transfer of Learning in Problem Solving from the Perspective of Preparation for Future Learning, presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR, 2013, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13165&DocID=3712>.
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Hu, D., Von Korff, J., & Rebello, N. (2013, July 17-18). Assessing Transfer of Learning in Problem Solving from the Perspective of Preparation for Future Learning. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13165&DocID=3712
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Hu, D, J. Von Korff, and N. Rebello. "Assessing Transfer of Learning in Problem Solving from the Perspective of Preparation for Future Learning." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2013, Portland, OR, July 17-18, 2013. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13165&DocID=3712 (accessed 7 December 2024).
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Hu, Dehui, Joshua Von Korff, and N. Sanjay Rebello. "Assessing Transfer of Learning in Problem Solving from the Perspective of Preparation for Future Learning." Physics Education Research Conference 2013. Portland, OR: 2013. 189-192 of PER Conference. 7 Dec. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13165&DocID=3712>.
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