TY - JOUR
T1 - Encouraging Knowledge Transfer in Food Science and Nutrition Education
T2 - Suggestions from Cognitive Research
AU - Sumeracki, Megan A.
AU - Weinstein-Jones, Yana
AU - Nebel, Cynthia L.
AU - Schmidt, Shelly J.
PY - 2019/7
Y1 - 2019/7
N2 - For several decades, cognitive psychologists have been studying how we learn, and from this work it becomes possible to identify ways to help students learn in the classroom effectively. Importantly, this work does not just inform how to memorize facts, but also how to learn complex material in a way that allows students to apply what they are learning in future situations. The laboratory to classroom model used by many researchers to apply cognitive psychology to real educational situations, such as classroom learning and students’ independent studying, is described first. Then the focus turns to important issues within education, such as students’ ability to transfer knowledge to new situations and understand complex material. Finally, three learning strategies are discussed (concrete examples, elaborative interrogation, and retrieval practice) that instructors can implement to help students to both acquire knowledge and apply it to new situations, integrating examples from food science and nutrition.
AB - For several decades, cognitive psychologists have been studying how we learn, and from this work it becomes possible to identify ways to help students learn in the classroom effectively. Importantly, this work does not just inform how to memorize facts, but also how to learn complex material in a way that allows students to apply what they are learning in future situations. The laboratory to classroom model used by many researchers to apply cognitive psychology to real educational situations, such as classroom learning and students’ independent studying, is described first. Then the focus turns to important issues within education, such as students’ ability to transfer knowledge to new situations and understand complex material. Finally, three learning strategies are discussed (concrete examples, elaborative interrogation, and retrieval practice) that instructors can implement to help students to both acquire knowledge and apply it to new situations, integrating examples from food science and nutrition.
KW - concrete examples
KW - elaboration
KW - retrieval
KW - science of learning
KW - transfer
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U2 - 10.1111/1541-4329.12158
DO - 10.1111/1541-4329.12158
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063660260
VL - 18
SP - 59
EP - 66
JO - Journal of Food Science Education
JF - Journal of Food Science Education
SN - 1541-4329
IS - 3
ER -