Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
UGC NET December 2023 (14.12.2023) Shift-II
'When competent readers encounter new sentences in their native language, they read them automatically.' This is an example of _______ learning.
AHigh-road transfer
BNear transfer
CLow-road transfer ✓ Correct
DFar transfer
Correct answer: (C) Low-road transfer — Reading new sentences automatically is low-road transfer, so the answer is low-road transfer.
Explanation
★Reading new sentences automatically is low-road transfer, so the answer is low-road transfer.
★Low-road transfer happens when a well practised skill is applied almost automatically.
★The initial task and the new task are so similar that little conscious thought is needed.
★A skilled reader recognises new sentences instantly using over-learned reading skill.
★High-road transfer, by contrast, needs deliberate, conscious application to a new context.
★Near and far transfer describe how similar the situations are, not the automatic quality.
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