Kemerer (1991) on Learning Transfer

Kemerer, R. W. (1991). Understanding the application of learning. In T. J. Sork (Ed.), Mistakes made and lessons learned: Overcoming obstacles to successful program planning (New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, vol 49) (pp. 67-80). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Type of Work
Book chapter
Audience

• Performance managers
• Adult educators working in business settings

Purpose / Goal

• Describe what prevents learners from applying what they have learned
• Describe ways to increase the likelihood that learning will be applied “once learners return to their natural environments” (p. 67)

My Critique

• This paper offers a lot of good do’s and don’ts—sound bites of program planning—but, overall, it presents a view of teaching/learning that makes me uncomfortable.