Fish Is Fish Analysis

1. According to the author, “Transfer” is the ability to extend learning from one context to a new context. The components of learning include initial learning, which consist of learning experiences. This is important in order for transfer to transpire. Secondly, contextualized knowledge tends to hamper the development of transfer, while, abstract representations can enhance the development of transfer. Thirdly, prior learning can be effective in gaining new knowledge from learning. Transferring from my perspective, would be learning something new and applying that knowledge in a given situation. Having the ability to recall and apply is a pivotal part of transferring knowledge. It is important to transfer in order to build a more solidified …show more content…
The Author use the theme “Understanding conceptual change” for the “Fish is Fish” tale. The idea behind this story in relation to learners is that many students may learn new information and they may seem to have comprehension of the material but in fact, they do not. The main argument is that this creates a sense of bewilderment due to students misrepresenting the information in their mind to make pseudo-sense of it. There illusory understanding may derive from their culture, race, and parental background. This story relates to transfer due to individuals must understand the information presented in order to build upon new information using the prior knowledge obtained. In addition, as students grow and develop they are limited to particular notions and theories in their beginning stage of learning and they apply this knowledge at the best of their ability from what was taught to them. Then, as they get older and become more studious they began to expound upon that knowledge to develop more in depth theories and algorithms to solve problems adeptly. This story can be parallel to a physician and patient based upon the fact that the patient may not be feeling and may try to look for answers on an unreliable source to gather understanding of what’s going on. The patient would than address his or her medical problem with the physician and may proclaim that they know the underlying problem from their prior knowledge obtained from the unreliable source. Another example, would …show more content…
An example of a physician using a transfer component would be when a physician confirms a diagnosis for his or her patient. This takes much prior knowledge and experience trying to evaluate what medical illness the patient has encountered. This process requires recognition as well as retrieval in order to deduce the outcome. Considering the factors of the patient’s background, environment, and hereditary causation can help facilitate the result. Another example would be the physician using jargon to explain the details of the illness to the patient. This helps with transferring because the physician is recalling prior knowledge and applying this in order to make sense of the diagnosis. It is important for physicians to explain their reasoning and how they arrive at this