Engle, R.A., Lam, D.P., Meyer, X.S., & Nix, S.E. (2012). How Does Expansive Framing Promote Transfer? Several Proposed Explanations and a Research Agenda for Investigating Theme. Educational Psychologist, 47(3), 215-231. In a divergence from much of the work on transfer I've read in writing studies, Engel, Lam, Meyer, & Nix (2012) bring physical and social …
Devet’s “The Writing Center and Transfer of Learning: A Primer for Directors”
Devet, Bonnie. "The Writing Center and Transfer of Learning: A Primer for Directors." The Writing Center Journal, vol. 35, no. 1, 2015, pp. 119-151. Devet's primer is comprehensive in scope, a useful introduction for any scholar-educator interested in learning more about transfer of learning. Devet helpfully pulls from educational psychology and composition studies to define …
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Hill’s “Tutoring for Transfer: The Benefits of Teaching Writing Center Tutors about Transfer Theory”
Hill, H.N. (2016). Tutoring for transfer: The benefits of teaching writing center tutors about transfer theory. Writing Center Journal, 35(3), 77-102. This is a great study for writing center administrators (WCAs), and writing program administrators (WPAs) more broadly, who want a comprehensive theoretical and practical understanding of how transfer theory and pedagogy work. Hill's methods …
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