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infoWhy this? Transfer explains why previous learning can support, hinder, or have little effect on the acquisition and performance of another skill. Understanding these effects helps us choose activities and coaching approaches that encourage useful connections and minimise interference.

scheduleWhy now? Earlier work on classification and practice enables us to compare skills systematically and consider how practice arrangements influence transfer. This moves our analysis beyond learning isolated skills and prepares us to examine the mechanisms proposed by learning theories.