Transfer of learning refers to the degree to which knowledge or skill gained in one context carries over and applies to a new, different context. Educators care about transfer because the ultimate goal of instruction is usually not just performance on the immediate task or test, but the ability to apply what was learned to
The degree to which knowledge or skill learned in one context carries over and applies to a new, different context.
Working memory is the cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding and actively manipulating a small amount of information in the mind, such as the numbers needed for mental arithmetic or the beginning of a sentence while reading its end. The Baddeley and Hitch model Psychologists Alan Baddeley and Graham Hitch proposed an influential multi-component model
The cognitive system that temporarily holds and actively manipulates a small amount of information in the mind.
The zone of proximal development is a concept from developmental psychology describing the gap between what a learner can accomplish independently and what that same learner can accomplish with guidance from a more knowledgeable other, such as a teacher, parent, or peer. Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory The concept originates with Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky, who developed
The gap between what a learner can do independently and what they can do with guidance from a more knowledgeable other.