ABSTRACT
Problem-solving tranifer occurs when a person uses previous problem-solving experience to devise a solution for a new problem. A primary goal of education is to promote effective problem-solving transfer, that is, to prepare students to solve problems that they have not previously encountered. Accordingly, for nearly a century, educational psychologists have sought to understand the conditions under which students use prior school learning to improve problem-solving performance in new situations, and to help students use what they have learned from previous problems to solve new problems.
