I am a school media specialist, and I am assisting an eighth grade teacher by showing her class how to perform research for an assignment by finding credible sources.
Positive Transfer - Have students perform a basic Google search for their topic. This is something that they have most likely done before.
Near Transfer - Students will then have to observe the first ten results in that Google search for websites that are seemingly reputable and discount those that are not. For example, if a student opens a link that has pop-ups, I will show him or her that it is probably not a good source. I will also show the class that websites, such as reputable organizations, are good sources.
Far Transfer - I will then show the class the databases which the library subscribes to and have them perform searched there. This will probably be a search that they are not familiar with unless they have had to do this in a previous class or unless the student is particularly ambitious and motivated.
Prevent a Negative Transfer - I will have each student demonstrate to me whether a certain source is reputable or disreputable. Once I have observed that each student understands this concept, I believe negative transfer will be prevented.
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