Which statement describes transfer in learning?

Which statement describes transfer in learning?

• A. The process of student learning when students are able to use the knowledge or skill in a new situation.
• B. The ability to hear words that rhyme.
• C. The smallest sounds in a word.
• D. The onset and rime concept.

Answer: (A)

Transfer in learning is when a student takes what they've learned and uses it in a new situation. It shows understanding extending beyond the exact task practiced. For example, if a student learns a strategy for identifying the main idea in one passage and then uses the same approach to find the main idea in a different text, that demonstrates transfer. It can be near transfer (similar task with different content) or far transfer (a different task or context) but with the same underlying skill or principle. The other statements describe specific literacy skills—rhyming, the smallest sounds in a word, and onset and rime concepts—not the idea of applying knowledge to new contexts.

Transfer in learning is when a student takes what they've learned and uses it in a new situation. It shows understanding extending beyond the exact task practiced. For example, if a student learns a strategy for identifying the main idea in one passage and then uses the same approach to find the main idea in a different text, that demonstrates transfer. It can be near transfer (similar task with different content) or far transfer (a different task or context) but with the same underlying skill or principle. The other statements describe specific literacy skills—rhyming, the smallest sounds in a word, and onset and rime concepts—not the idea of applying knowledge to new contexts.