transfer of learning
nounUK /ˈtrænsfɜːr əv ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
US /ˈtrænsfɜːr əv ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/
Using something you learned before to help you learn something new.
Knowing how to ride a bike helped her learn to ride a scooter because of transfer of learning.
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2. In education, the ability to apply skills learned in one subject to another subject.
Transfer of learning lets students use math skills during science experiments.
3. In psychology, when earlier learning affects how quickly or well new learning happens.
The psychologist studied transfer of learning by testing how old habits changed new ones.
4. Moving knowledge from a classroom setting into real-life situations.
Transfer of learning happens when a child uses classroom manners at the dinner table.