Transfer of Learning from a Modern Multidisciplinary Perspective

by Jose P. Mestre, James Mestre (Editor)

Thirty-eight American academics, researchers, and consultants from the fields of psychology and physics education contribute 12 chapters exploring transfer--how information learned at one point in time influences performance on information encountered at a later point in time. Topics discussed include efficiency and innovation in transfer; fuzzy-tr

420 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[Gordon Eldridge]

As is the case with most edited books of this nature, what you get is a very mixed bag. Some chapters review the general research base on a particular aspect of transfer, others present a particular academic's own research on an area, while yet others are a theoretical overview of some aspect of transfer. Some chapters are written extremely engagingly, while a few are quite dry. The chapter on innovation in transfer is especially engaging, while the chapter on assessment is particularly weak. The book contains a good variety of perspectives and includes a broad collection of aspects of the idea of transfer of learning. Overall it is an extremely informative read.