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- Vol 1 RE: App B
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far transfertransfer taxonomyknowledge domainsphysical settingssocial settingsmodality differencestransfer conditionsJournal article Evidence summaryAt a glance
Barnett and Ceci argue that debate about whether far transfer occurs has been confused by treating transfer as a single phenomenon. They propose a taxonomy that separates what is transferred—such as a learned procedure, principle, or representation—from the contexts across which it must travel.
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Context dimensions include knowledge domain, physical setting, time interval, function, social setting, and modality. A transfer task may therefore be near on one dimension but far on another. Classifying studies in this multidimensional way explains why a single overall effect size would conceal important differences. The review finds substantial evidence for transfer under some conditions while identifying gaps under others.
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