Date of Award
1999
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Robert C. Mathews
Abstract
One primary goal of education, either in the schools or in a training situation, is for the students to use the information learned in the classroom in other relevant situations. This goal of transfer of training proves difficult to attain. Several manipulations used in the literature have increased transfer (Catrambone & Holyoak, 1989; Gick & Holyoak, 1980,1983). However, all of these manipulations are not feasible for real-world use. The current experiments were designed to increase the ecological validity of manipulations and stimuli used previously by providing feedback to participants about their initial solution to a problem. Interestingly, the feedback manipulation had little impact on rates of transfer. Also, the current experiments did not replicate findings reported previously. It was concluded that the factors affecting transfer are still poorly understood, and that the task used in this and in previous work may not lend itself to the study of real-world transfer.
Recommended Citation
Speed, Ann Elizabeth, "The Effects of Problem Constraint Analysis on Analogical Transfer." (1999). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 7014.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/7014
ISBN
9780599474703
Pages
54
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_disstheses.7014