
Transfer of Learning (Positive, Negative, Proactive, Retroactive & Bilateral Transfer)
A Level PE – Skill Acquisition (OCR)
Complete Lesson + Matching Student Notes
This lesson introduces learners to the five key types of transfer of learning and how they influence performance in sport: Positive, Negative, Proactive, Retroactive and Bilateral Transfer. Students explore real sporting examples, apply these concepts in paired tasks, and evaluate how coaches maximise positive transfer while avoiding negative transfer.
A complete set of student notes is included and matches the PowerPoint exactly, supporting revision, workbooks, flipped learning, SEN access, and independent study.
What’s Included
Full PowerPoint Lesson (editable)
Student Notes Workbook (Word document)
Clear definitions of all five transfer types
High-quality sporting examples throughout
Paired tasks requiring justification and applied reasoning
Coaching strategies for optimising transfer
4-mark exam-style question + structure guidance
Plenary reflection task
Clean, professional, copyright-safe visuals
Learning Objectives
Students will:
✔ Understand and define all types of transfer
✔ Apply transfer concepts to real sporting situations
✔ Analyse how coaches encourage or prevent transfer
✔ Develop concise exam writing through a 4-mark application question
✔ Build foundation knowledge for Schema Theory & advanced transfer (Lesson 4)
Why Teachers Love This Resource
Crystal-clear explanations with examples students understand
Student notes perfectly mirror the lesson slides
Easy to deliver for specialists and non-specialists
Excellent preparation for both short-answer and longer OCR questions
Works for class teaching, revision, homework or cover
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