Assessment of vertical transfer in problem solving: Mapping the problem design space

Von Korff, Joshua S.; Hu, Dehui; Rebello, N. Sanjay

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Assessment of vertical transfer in problem solving: Mapping the problem design space

written by Joshua S. Von Korff, Dehui Hu, and N. Sanjay Rebello

In schema-based theories of cognition, vertical transfer occurs when a learner constructs a new schema to solve a transfer task or chooses between several possible schemas. Vertical transfer is interesting to study, but difficult to measure. Did the student solve the problem using the desired schema or by an alternative method? Perhaps the problem cued the student to use certain resources without knowing why? In this paper, we consider some of the threats to validity in problem design. We provide a theoretical framework to explain the challenges faced in designing vertical transfer problems, and we contrast these challenges with horizontal transfer problem design. We have developed this framework from a set of problems that we tested on introductory mechanics students, and we illustrate the framework using one of the problems.

Physics Education Research Conference 2011
Part of the PER Conference series
Omaha, Nebraska: August 3-4, 2011
Volume 1413, Pages 379-382

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Education Foundations - Assessment - Cognition - Learning Theory = Transfer - Problem Solving - Research Design & Methodology = Validity	- Lower Undergraduate - Graduate/Professional	- Reference Material = Research study

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DOI:: 10.1063/1.3680074
NSF Number:: 0816207
PACS:: 01.40.Fk
Keywords:: PERC 2011, construct validity, problem design, problem solving, transfer of learning, vertical transfer
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Von Korff, J., Hu, D., & Rebello, N. (2011, August 3-4). Assessment of vertical transfer in problem solving: Mapping the problem design space. Paper presented at Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11890&DocID=2737

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Von Korff, J, D. Hu, and N. Rebello. "Assessment of vertical transfer in problem solving: Mapping the problem design space." Paper presented at the Physics Education Research Conference 2011, Omaha, Nebraska, August 3-4, 2011. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11890&DocID=2737 (accessed 29 April 2024).

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Von Korff, Joshua, Dehui Hu, and N. Sanjay Rebello. "Assessment of vertical transfer in problem solving: Mapping the problem design space." Physics Education Research Conference 2011. Omaha, Nebraska: 2011. 379-382 Vol. 1413 of PER Conference. 29 Apr. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11890&DocID=2737>.

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