▁not ▁even ▁occur ▁at ▁all . ▁They ▁believe ▁that ▁students ▁transform ▁what ▁they ▁have ▁learned ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁context . ▁They ▁say ▁that ▁transfer ▁is ▁too ▁much ▁of ▁a ▁pass ive ▁notion . ▁They ▁believe ▁students , ▁instead , ▁transform ▁their ▁knowledge ▁in ▁an ▁active ▁way . ▁Stud ents ▁don ' t ▁simply ▁carry ▁over ▁knowledge ▁from ▁the ▁class room , ▁but ▁they ▁construct ▁the ▁knowledge ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁understand ▁it ▁themselves . ▁The ▁lear ner ▁changes ▁the ▁information ▁they ▁have ▁learned ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁best ▁adapt ▁to ▁the ▁changing ▁context s ▁that ▁they ▁use ▁the ▁knowledge ▁in . ▁This ▁transformation ▁process ▁can ▁occur ▁when ▁a ▁lear ner ▁feels ▁motiv ated ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁knowledge — how ever , ▁if ▁the ▁student ▁does ▁not ▁find ▁the ▁transformation ▁necessary , ▁it ▁is ▁less ▁likely ▁that ▁the ▁knowledge ▁will ▁ever ▁transform ▁ ▁Te chni ques ▁and ▁benefits ▁of ▁transfer ▁of ▁learning ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁different ▁conditions ▁that ▁influence ▁transfer ▁of ▁learning ▁in ▁the ▁class room . ▁These ▁conditions ▁include ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁task , ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁lear ner , ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁and ▁social ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁activity . ▁The ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁task ▁include ▁pract icing ▁through ▁simulations , ▁problem - based ▁learning , ▁and ▁knowledge ▁and ▁skills ▁for ▁implementing ▁new ▁plans . ▁The ▁features ▁of ▁learn ers ▁include ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁reflect ▁on ▁past ▁experiences , ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁group ▁discuss ions , ▁practice ▁skills , ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁written ▁discuss ions .