transfer of learning

Question	Answer
positive transfer	effects of a previously learnt skill or practiced skill has a benefit upon another skill
for example	over arm throw would help learn a tennis serve or to throw a javelin
Negative Transfer	effect of previously learned skill or practiced skill is damaging performance of a new skill
example	tennis player playing badminton in the winter don't play as well in summer
what is zero transfer?	no effect on current performance or previous learning
example	playing the piano and playing tennis
what is Bilateral transfer	transfer from one limb to the other
example	kicking a football with their non-dominant foot
what is proactive transfer?	A skill learnt in the past affects a skill currently being learnt or to be learnt in the future
example	tennis forehand drive to forehand top spin
what is retroactive transfer?	The effect that learning a new skill has upon a previously learnt skill
example	hockey player learns a flick skill but it affects a push pass

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	Created by joehilton101 over 10 years ago