It is a fundamental, if implicit, assumption of the modern day education system that students possess the ability to transfer the skills and knowledge learnt in a particular context to a different context. However, there has been much debate amongst researchers regarding factors that affect the occurrence of transfer. The nature of transfer, and the type of transfer that occurs in different con...

The coupled influence of input suspension concentration (Ci), ionic strength (IS), and hydrodynamics on the transport and retention of 1.1 microm carboxyl-modified latex colloids in saturated quartz sand (150 microm) under unfavorable attachment conditions (pH 10) was investigated. The percentage of retained colloids in column experiments decreased with Ci at intermediate IS conditions (31 or 5...

Various approaches have been used for the retention and stabilization of implant-supported overdentures. This study examined photoelastically the simulated load transfer characteristics of a resilient cap attachment with moderately atrophied mandibular plastic models with two implant orientations. Comparison was made with overdentures supported by a splinting bar and a bar with distal resilient...

Many gait training programs are based on supervised learning principles: an individual is guided towards a desired gait pattern with directional error feedback. While this results in rapid adaptation, improvements quickly disappear. This study tested the hypothesis that a reinforcement learning approach improves retention and transfer of a new gait pattern. The results of a pilot study and larg...

This study compared conventional static fading, where the problem solving responsibility of the learner increases at a fixed sequence, with a novel adaptive fading design in which the learner assumes more problem solving responsibility only if her or his previous solution attempt is successful. This study was conducted in the engineering knowledge domain of introductory electrical circuit analy...

Ypsilanti, Michigan ii DEDICATION A dedication is made four times to those whose support made a tremendous impact on the completion of this thesis project: To Mom (Pat) Ward. Your encouragement and belief in me gave me the courage to try. To my husband, Doug. Your quiet support and long patience was certainly a gift of love. To Murali Nair. The most positive, supportive, and patient professor. ...

In the present study, the effects of two instructional strategies on the retention and transfer of procedures of different difficulty level were investigated. Difficulty level was manipulated by providing a different number of cues during training. The instructional strategies differed with respect to the amount of contextual interference. Sixty-four subjects were randomly assigned to either a ...

This article addresses implications for the practice of occupational therapy when that therapy is guided by theories of motor learning. In occupational therapy, clients must learn or relearn motor skills through the use of activities. The occupational therapist must present activities in a manner that elicits the retention and transfer of the desired skills for use in functional settings. There...

In three experiments, we investigated the role of transfer-appropriate processing and elaborative processing in the testing effect In Experiment 1, we examined whether the magnitude of the testing effect reflects the match between intervening and final tests by factorially manipulating the type of intervening and final tests. Retention was not enhanced for matching, relative to mismatching, int...