CHED 841 |
| Knowledge transfer is, in essence, the application of knowledge or skills learned in one context to a new context. The goal of this study was to explore the beliefs and practices of chemistry educators and students in regards to knowledge transfer. By focusing on transfer from the perspectives of those who were actively engaged in fostering it on a daily basis, the results of this study provide new insight into this fundamental educational phenomenon. The primary sources of data for this study were individual, semi-structured interviews with students, faculty, and professional staff members. At the completion of their interviews, the student participants also completed one or more novel transfer tasks using a think-aloud protocol to reveal how they made connections between the concepts and transferred their knowledge. Supplemental data sources included classroom observations and two free-response surveys. |
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Research in Chemical Education
1:30 PM-4:05 PM, Monday, March 26, 2007 McCormick Place North -- Room N227A, Level 2, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |