Near and Far transfer of learning : Near transfer refers to transfer between very similar contexts, whereas, far transfer refers to transfer between contexts that, on appearance, seem remote and alien to one another . " Near " and " far " are intuitive notions that resist precise codification.
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Thus Khursn and Transoxiana were effectively bypassed in this transfer of learning from India to Islam, even though, undeniably the Barmak + 's cultural outlook owed something to their land of origin, northern Afghanistan, and Ya % y al-Barmak + 's interest in medicine may have derived from no longer identifiable family tradition . }}
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He has a B . A . ( Hons ) in English Literature and an M . A . in Communications, both from the University of Malta, and a Ph . D in Instructional Technology, from the University of Sheffield, UK . He specialises in Print and Presentation Media, Personal Communications and Branding, and Instructional Design and Technology ( particularly Transfer of Learning ).
