Both Jean and Sandra are A students at a university, and both major in general studies. Jean takes an introduction to physics course after having completed a chemistry course the previous semester. Sandra takes the same physics course without having previously taken any other college-level science course. Sandra has a much more difficult time learning the material than Jean does. Jean's learning was probably facilitated by
a. zero transfer. c. general transfer.
b. negative transfer. d. specific transfer.
Ques. 2In order to improve learning outcomes for adolescents, middle school teachers should provide which of the following?
a. a supportive, caring environment in which to meet social, emotional, and cognitive needs
b. a teacher-determined set of classroom rules to discourage students from distracting one another
c. teacher-student relationships that are more professional and less personal, compared with those in elementary classrooms
d. lower level activities in order to minimize opportunities for student failure
Ques. 3Ms. Van Kamp has just taught her preschoolers to recognize all the uppercase members of the alphabet. To make learning the lowercase letters of the alphabet more efficient, she starts with those that have the same shape (e.g., s, v, c). What type of transfer does this example represent?
a. General c. Specific
b. Zero d. Neutral
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