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Transfer In Problem Solving

Transfer in Problem Solving is a cognitive phenomenon in which previously acquired knowledge, skills, or strategies are applied to a novel problem or context, enabling more efficient or effective solutions through the adaptation of prior learning.

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468

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2017–2026

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271

Training strategies for attaining transfer of problem-solving skill in statistics: A cognitive-load approach.

Fred Paas · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1992 · 2K citations · Full text

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Multimedia learning: Are we asking the right questions?

Richard E. Mayer · Educational Psychologist · 1997 · 1.5K citations

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Variability of worked examples and transfer of geometrical problem-solving skills: A cognitive-load approach.

Fred Paas, Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1994 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Rocky Roads to Transfer: Rethinking Mechanism of a Neglected Phenomenon

Gavriel Salomon, David N. Perkins · Educational Psychologist · 1989 · 1.1K citations

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The Case for Social Agency in Computer-Based Teaching: Do Students Learn More Deeply When They Interact With Animated Pedagogical Agents?

Roxana Moreno, Richard E. Mayer, Hiller A. Spires et al. · Cognition and Instruction · 2001 · 897 citations

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Authors

468

  1. RE
    Richard E. Mayer

    University of California, Santa Barbara, United States

    9 publications · 4.6K citations

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  2. RM
    Roxana Moreno

    University of New Mexico, United States

    6 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. JS
    John Sweller

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    6 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. JJ
    Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    5 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. RK
    Robert K. Atkinson

    Arizona State University, United States

    5 publications · 1.4K citations

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Institutions

231

  1. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    834 citations

  2. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    10 h-index

    12 publications

    800 citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    561 citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    2.1K citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    1K citations

  6. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    256 citations

  7. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    2.8K citations

  8. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    600 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Educational Psychology

    30 publications · 9.5K citations

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  2. 16

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  3. Frontiers in Psychology

    6 publications · 168 citations

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  4. Cognitive Science

    7 publications · 557 citations

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  5. Educational Psychologist

    7 publications · 3.6K citations

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