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What Is ‘Transfer of Learning’ and How Does It Help Students?

April 19, 2017 3:35

Schools tend to measure student learning with grades and report cards, but how can educators be sure what they teach will stick with students once they leave the classroom? In this video explainer, Larry Ferlazzo, from the Education Week Teacher blog Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo, shares five ways educators can facilitate “transfer of learning” to help students make connections across subject areas and in the world beyond the schoolhouse walls.

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