Conference
The Power of the Plural: Effect of Conceptual Analogies on Successful Transfer
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Transfer, using a previously learned concept to solve a new, apparently different problem, is difficult. Students who know a concept will typically only be able to access it to solve new problems 10% to 30% of the time. However, one solution is to have students work through parallel, apparently different problems.
METHOD: Learning materials for three cardiology-related concepts--Laplace Law, Starling Law, and Right Heart …
Authors
Norman G; Dore K; Krebs J; Neville AJ
Volume
82
Pagination
pp. s16-s18
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
10 2007
DOI
10.1097/acm.0b013e3181405ad7
Conference proceedings
Academic Medicine
Issue
10
ISSN
1040-2446