Editing Transfer (section)

== '''Evidence''' ==
Evidence for Transfer should be considered from the perspective of the learning evaluations it has been used for. The first instance of this is by Thorndike and Woodworth in 1901<ref>Thorndike, E., & Woodworth, R. (1901). The Influence of Improvement in One Mental Function Upon the Efficay of Other Functions. ''Psychological Review'', 247-261.</ref>, who wanted to challenge the then-prevailing assumptions about learning evaluations. Thorndike showed that while learners could do well in tests aligned to the original learning context, they could still apply what they learned in new situations. They helped establish the Transfer as something vital to learning.<ref name=":1" />

=== '''Example of a Transfer Test''' ===
While testing the effectiveness of Multimedia Learning in 1989, Mayer used transfer tests. Learners learned about how breaks work from a booklet containing printed text and illustrations or from a booklet that only had printed text. After reading the booklet, the students took a transfer test that consisted of five questions. (a) “Why do brakes get hot?” (b) “What could be done to make brakes more reliable, that is, to make sure they would not fail?” (c) “What could be done to make brakes more effective, that is, to reduce the distance needed to bring a car to a stop?” (d) “Suppose you press on the brake pedal in your car but the brakes don't work. What could have gone wrong?” (e) “What happens when you pump the brakes (i.e., press the pedal and release the pedal repeatedly and rapidly)?” <ref>Mayer, R. E. (1989). Systematic thinking fostered by illustrations in scientific text.''Journal of Educational Psychology, 81''(2), 240–246. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.81.2.240</nowiki></ref>