Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (28.08.2024) Shift-I
Which of the following best exemplifies the zero transfer of learning?
AUsing knowledge of one programming language to learn another similar language
BApplying techniques of learning in basketball to improve skills in soccer
CUsing skills acquired in carpentry to excel in painting ✓ Correct
DApplying a mathematical problem-solving method to physics problems
Correct answer: (C) Using skills acquired in carpentry to excel in painting — Using carpentry skills for painting is zero transfer, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Using carpentry skills for painting is zero transfer, so that is the answer.
★Zero transfer means one learning has no effect, positive or negative, on another.
★Carpentry and painting are unrelated skill sets.
★So skills from carpentry neither help nor hinder painting.
★This absence of any transfer is zero transfer.
★The other examples show related tasks where transfer does occur.
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