Effects of Variation and Prior Knowledge on Abstract Concept Learning
Abstract
Learning abstract concepts through concrete examples may promote learning at the cost of inhibiting transfer. The present study investigated one approach to solving this problem: systematically varying superficial features of the examples. Participants learned to solve problems involving a mathematical concept by studying either superficially similar or varied examples. In Experiment 1, less knowledgeable participants learned better from similar...
Paper Details
Title
Effects of Variation and Prior Knowledge on Abstract Concept Learning
Published Date
Jul 3, 2015
Journal
Volume
33
Issue
3
Pages
226 - 256
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