Resumen de Conceptual learning in relation to near and far transfer in the secondary school subject of economics

Lenie Kneppers, Marianne Elshout Mohr, Carla Van Boxtel, Bernadette van Hout-Wolters

• In this study we investigated the effects of two treatments supplementing students’ (16 to 18 years of age and in pre-university education) regular course in economics. One treatment, labelled concept treatment, aimed at the solidification of the students’ knowledge about economic concepts and their interrelations. The other treatment, labeled context treatment, aimed at the solidification of the connections between economic concepts and practical contexts.