Assignment:
1) According to the Bransford, Brown & Cocking reading, how can previous knowledge support or hinder the understanding of new learning and what implications should be considered for the design of instruction that fosters student learning and transfer?
2) How can you promote the transfer of learning within your own classroom? Provide specific examples of the approaches you can use/do use that are aligned with the reading to support the process of transfer when teaching mathematical concepts.
The article can be found online using the following link:
www.csun.edu/~SB4310/How%20People%20Learn.pdf