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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