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The Road to Transfer: Concept and Context Approaches to the Subject of Economics in Secondary School

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  • Lenie Kneppers

    (University of Amsterdam)

  • Carla Van Boxtel
  • Bernadette Van Hout-Wolters

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In this study we investigated the effects of two forms of instruction: strengthening concepts and strengthening the ability to connect context with concepts. The aim of this study was to find out what contributes most to the ability to transfer: strengthening conceptual knowledge or strengthening the making of connections. Some 139 students of the pre-final year of pre-university education participated in an experiment with two conditions and with a pre-test and a post-test. All students performed significantly better on the post-test in which conceptual knowledge was measured compared to the pre-test. No significant differences were measured between the two instructions on the post-test on transfer.

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  • Lenie Kneppers & Carla Van Boxtel & Bernadette Van Hout-Wolters, 2012. "The Road to Transfer: Concept and Context Approaches to the Subject of Economics in Secondary School," International Review of Economic Education, Economics Network, University of Bristol, vol. 11(1), pages 36-56.
    • Handle: RePEc:che:ireepp:v:11:y:2012:i:1:p:36-56
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