Describe the difference between general and specific transfer, and provide an example of each

What will be an ideal response?


General transfer is the ability to apply knowledge or skills learned in one context to a wide variety of different contexts. For example, general transfer would occur if playing chess helps a person learn math, since both require logic.

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Tests administered at the end of instruction and demonstrate how much a student has learned are referred to as

a. formal assessment b. summative assessment c. informal assessment d. formative assessment

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Essay questions are more appropriate than multiple-choice items when the learning outcome calls for which of the following?

A. development of an argument B. identification of concepts C. interpretation of data D. recognition of relationships

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In reptiles:

a. Fertilization occurs internally b. Eggs are laid externally or maintained internally and produce a live birth c. There is no attachment of the embryo to the mother d. All of the above

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Currently, more than _______ of states have passed some type of collective bargaining laws that apply to teachers; however, there is little uniformity among these laws

A. one-fourth B. one-third C. two-thirds D. three-fourths

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