An understanding of an abstract concept improves with multiple and varied examples. - Implications
- Provide learners with examples of concepts, especially examples that are selected from different academic disciplines (e.g., correlations in historical events and medicine) and different domains of knowledge (applied and abstract).
- References
- Hakel, M., & Halpern, D. F. (2005). How far can transfer go? Making transfer happen across physical, temporal, and conceptual space. In J. Mestre (Ed.), Transfer of learning: From a modern multidisciplinary perspective (pp.357-370). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
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