Which of the following is an effective approach to help students transfer learning?

A. Focus on basics of content area so more time is devoted to talking about how to use the strategy.
B. Focus on contextualizing learning strategies in the appropriate content area.
C. Teach for depth of understanding.
D. Do not root concepts in applications so that students are forced to transfer learning to solve the problem.


Answer: C

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