Integrative Transfer of Learning Model and Implications for Higher Education

Abstract

Transfer of knowledge, skills, and experience is critical in an increasingly competitive knowledge-based global economy. Research indicates major issues relating to transfer of learning, including (a) the complex nature of transfer, (b) the multiple variables affecting transfer, and (c) the limited knowledge of instructional methodologies for facilitating transfer across disciplines and learning environments. An integrative literature review was conducted to analyze the conceptualizations of transfer of learning across disciplines, as well as to examine the traditional and contemporary models along with taxonomies of transfer. This article proposes a new Integrative Transfer of Learning (ITL) model that aggregates four broad transfer dimensions, specifically (a) task, (b) personal, (c) context, and (d) pedagogical dimensions. This ITL model provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for researchers, instructors, and instructional designers interested in transfer of learning across learning environments, including online, blended, and onsite, for preparing a diverse higher education student population for a complex and advancing workforce.

What does it mean to be “prepared for work”? Perceptions of new engineers

“…This framing of preparation, captured in the first theme, echoes the often implicit assumptions embedded in discussions about new graduates' preparation for engineering work that center on specific skills or successful performance. In the context of learning transfer theories, it aligns with older models such as low road transfer (“stimulus conditions that trigger well‐practiced, automated responses acquired in the previous learning context”) and literal transfer (“when an intact segment of knowledge is applied to a new learning context”) (Galoyan & Betts, 2021, p. 177). That is, the first theme illustrates the ways in which participants described themselves as prepared when they could carry knowledge and skills directly from school to work in ways that seemed to require little or no adaption or new learning.…”

Pengaruh Model Project Based Learning Terhadap Motivasi dan Hasil Belajar IPS Siswa Kelas Atas di UPT SPF SD Negeri Mangkura IV Makassar

“…Model ini secara jelas disebut olehnya didasarkan pada grafik pengetahuan dan menerapkannya pada sistem pembelajaran online. Bentuk lain yang termutakhirkan berkaitan dengan istilah dan tema ini juga ditawarkan oleh Galoyan & Betts (2021) dengan Integrative Transfer of Learning (ITL). Model ini ditawarkan dengan bertolak dari analisis konseptualisasi transfer pembelajaran lintas disiplin ilmu, serta menguji model tradisional dan kontemporer sesuai taksonomi transfer pembelajaran.…”

Exploring Online Pedagogical Practices for Enhancing Transfer of Learning in Higher Education

“…Our conceptual framework was shaped by the transfer literature, including views of transfer, as well as traditional and contemporary models and taxonomies of transfer. Specifically, we focused on a recent comprehensive Integrative Transfer of Learning (ITL) model by Galoyan and Betts (2021) which reflects the contemporary views of transfer and guided the overall conceptualization of this study and interpretation of results.…”

“…We used the ITL model, developed by Galoyan and Betts (2021), as an analytic lens for this study since it is one of the recent comprehensive models of transfer that considers various factors affecting transfer across online, blended, and onsite learning environments. The ITL model is a result of a comprehensive literature review on transfer and aggregates various factors affecting transfer of learning across four broad, overlapping, and interconnected dimensions, namely Task, Personal, Context, and Pedagogical (see figure 1).…”