Transfer of learning

Question 1

Positive transfer of learning

Answer 1

When a skill you have already learned helps you to learn or perform a new skill better.
( Skills from playing basketball helping you in netball )

Question 2

Negative transfer of leaning

Answer 2

When a skill you have learned before interferes with learning or performing a new skill.
( Trying to play squash using tennis techniques, which causes mistakes )

Question 3

Proactive transfer of learning

Answer 3

Old skill learned effects new skill.
(Learning to dribble a basketball first, which helps or sometimes causes problems when learning to dribble a football )

Question 4

Retroactive transfer of learning

Answer 4

New skill learned affects old skill learned.
( Learning a new swimming stroke and it changes how well you swim the stroke you learned before )

Question 5

Bilateral transfer of learning

Answer 5

Transfer of learning between limbs.
( Learning to kick a ball with your right foot, which helps you kick with your left foot too )