Transfer Theory

Madeline Hunter's statement that "transfer theory is the heart and soul of all learning" is, in my opinion, a powerful statement. The goal of being able to transfer knowledge to new learning with little conscious thought applies to all of us...at all ages.  As I reflect upon Transfer Theory in my own position as the district testing coordinator, one example quickly comes to mind.  TEA and Pearson Access have developed a "Texas Assessment Management System Practice Center" that provides district testing coordinators hands-on practice for all aspects of the online management of Texas testing.  The objective, of course, is that once we are comfortable with managing the online practice center, we will be able to successfully transfer this learning to the "live" management system without all the questions and problems inherent in a new online delivery system.  I guess it is TEA and Pearson's idea of "teaching old dogs new tricks".