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brutforce · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

How would transfer be facilitated by providing multiple contexts in which information can be encoded?

a. Retrieval of information would be easier because more cues would be associated with it.
b. Recognition memory research suggests that multiple settings allow children to perform better on mathematics problems.
c. Semantic memory for historical events improves when information is presented in various classrooms.
d. Retrieval of information would be easier if the material studied in one room were tested in another.

Question 2

Which of the following is not a suggestion for facilitating transfer in the classroom?

a. Organize information into a coherent structure
b. Always maintain the same contextual setting for instruction and testing
c. Help students to find the general features that are common to similar problem types
d. Test the ability to apply information to new situations rather than just testing specific lessons