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skills transfer theory  

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  • Skills transfer theory has been applied to the study of human learning for at least 100 years and is an important concept of education. Transfer of learning is the influence of prior learning on performance in a new situation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Skills Transfer Theory]

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