Transfer of learning

Positive, negative, near, far and bilateral transfer: when what was learned helps, or hinders, another task.

The outline, topic by topic

Each topic is weighted the way the exam weighs it.

Positive transfer: what is it?
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Earlier learning makes a new task easier.
Reading trajectories in badminton helps read them in tennis.
A player works on right-hand passes and also improves with the left. What is it?
- Bilateral transfer
- Negative transfer
- Contextual interference
- Freezing degrees of freedom
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Bilateral transfer
Part of learning is central, not specific to a limb.
Negative transfer: what is it?
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Earlier learning hinders a new task.
Badminton's loose wrist hinders the tennis forehand.
Why should transfer be targeted rather than hoped for?
- Far transfer is common: playing many sports is enough
- Far transfer is rare: the shared elements must be made explicit
- Transfer is automatic as soon as two sports look alike
- Near transfer is rare: tasks must change often
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Far transfer is rare: the shared elements must be made explicit
Naming what is shared helps the pupil make the link.
Near transfer: what is it?
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Transfer between very similar tasks.
It is the most common.