Transfer of Learning, Curve & Plateau
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While conducting an in-depth study of 'Learning Curves' and 'Transfer of Learning' in educational psychology, if a learner uses logical principles learned in mathematics to solve physics problems, thereby accelerating their learning pace, but after some time, despite continuous practice, there is no improvement in their performance and the graph transforms into a horizontal line, how would this entire process and its underlying psychological causes be defined?
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Understanding Transfer of Learning and Learning Plateaus
In educational psychology, when knowledge or skills learned in one situation facilitate learning in another, it is defined as Positive Transfer. Here, the mathematical principles help in solving physics problems efficiently.
Analysis of the Plateau
When learning reaches a stage where continued practice yields no further measurable improvement in performance, the learning curve flattens out, forming a horizontal line known as a Plateau of Learning.
- Causes of Plateaus: Fatigue, monotony, lack of proper motivation, or outdated methods.
- Positive Transfer: Application of prior learning that aids new learning contexts.
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