When we learn things, we tend to apply them in a context whe we're told exactly what to do. And then the challenge becomes just knowing what kind of problem is it. What we call far transfer is a problem where you are forced to combine skill as things you're learning in a completely new to you environment. It definitionally cannot be a practised beatrils iv proubdly mentioned this before, my favourite course of valuation i ever received wasp. I gotlook of one out of five from a student who said, professor roberts is a terrible professor. He expects us to apply the material to things we've never seen before. Course, i warn people on day
Software Engineer Andy Matuschak talks about his essay "Why Books Don't Work" with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Matuschak argues that most books rely on transmissionism, the idea that an author can share an idea in print and the reader will absorb it. And yet after reading a non-fiction book, most readers will struggle to remember any of the ideas in the book. Matuschak argues for a different approach to transmitting ideas via the web including different ways that authors or teachers can test for understanding that will increase the chances of retention and mastery of complex ideas.