Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
UGC NET December 2023 (14.12.2023) Shift-I
When students, who have learned to type on a typewriter, transfer this skill to typing on a computer keyboard, it is an example of _______ learning.
AFar-transfer
BHigh-road transfer
CNear transfer ✓ Correct
DLow-road transfer
Correct answer: (C) Near transfer — Transferring typing skill from a typewriter to a keyboard is near transfer, so the answer is near transfer.
Explanation
★Transferring typing skill from a typewriter to a keyboard is near transfer, so the answer is near transfer.
★Transfer of learning means applying knowledge from one situation to another.
★Near transfer happens between two highly similar situations or tasks.
★A typewriter and a keyboard are very alike, so the skill carries over easily.
★Far transfer applies learning to a very different or novel context.
★The high-road and low-road labels describe conscious versus automatic transfer, not this similarity.
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