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D. Gentner, Jeffrey Loewenstein, Leigh Thompson
2003
2003
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Gentner, D., Loewenstein, J., & Thompson, L. (2003). Learning and Transfer: A General Role for Analogical Encoding.
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Gentner, D., Jeffrey Loewenstein, and Leigh Thompson. “Learning and Transfer: A General Role for Analogical Encoding” (2003).
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Gentner, D., et al. Learning and Transfer: A General Role for Analogical Encoding. 2003.
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@article{d2003a,
title = {Learning and Transfer: A General Role for Analogical Encoding},
year = {2003},
author = {Gentner, D. and Loewenstein, Jeffrey and Thompson, Leigh}
}
Abstract
Teaching by examples and cases is widely used to promote learning, but it varies widely in its effectiveness. The authors test an adaptation to case-based learning that facilitates abstracting problem-solving schemas from examples and using them to solve further problems: analogical encoding, or learning by drawing a comparison across examples. In 3 studies, the authors examined schema abstraction and transfer among novices learning negotiation strategies. Experiment 1 showed a benefit for analogical learning relative to no case study. Experiment 2 showed a marked advantage for comparing two cases over studying the 2 cases separately. Experiment 3 showed that increasing the degree of comparison support increased the rate of transfer in a face-to-face dynamic negotiation exercise. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)