The Road to Transfer: Concept and Context Approaches to the Subject of Economics in Secondary School
In this study we investigated the effects of two forms of instruction: strengthening concepts and strengthening the ability to connect context with concepts. The aim of this study was to find out what contributes most to the ability to transfer: strengthening conceptual knowledge or strengthening the making of connections. Some 139 students of the pre-final year of pre-university education participated in an experiment with two conditions and with a pre-test and a post-test. All students performed significantly better on the post-test in which conceptual knowledge was measured compared to the pre-test. No significant differences were measured between the two instructions on the post-test on transfer.
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2012
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Authors: | Kneppers, Lenie ; Boxtel, Carla Van ; Hout-Wolters, Bernadette Van |
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International Review of Economic Education. - Economics Network, University of Bristol. - Vol. 11.2012, 1, p. 36-56
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Economics Network, University of Bristol |
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