# PWR-131 — Analogical transfer: learner worksheet Release: Revision 7T · Full Tutorial Edition Estimated time: Estimated 28 min reading and worksheet pass Difficulty: Intermediate Equipment: Common household or practice equipment — Source cards for a generic retractable badge reel and window blind, written without brands or copied drawings.; Cable target brief, role–relation mapping table and mismatch sheet.; A misleading surface-similar source card and delayed new target. Space: Room-scale practice space Automated structural checklist: 10 of 10 structural checks present Evidence quality/context: G1; Detailed research depth Automated method-quality band: Established Method-rating basis: Structure coverage, instruction/check specificity, alternative distinctness, source troubleshooting, comparison depth and whether purpose/check fields are authored rather than derived. Editorial review: Pending manual editorial sign off ## Before you begin - [ ] I read the tutorial authority and stop conditions. - [ ] I have the required equipment/space or a declared accessible alternative. ## Canonical source context Analogical transfer uses a source situation to expose a relationship that may help a target. Surface resemblance is not enough. This lesson compares two authorised generic mechanisms—a retractable badge reel and a window blind—to the cable-reach problem. The learner maps roles and relations, extracts the common principle, names mismatches, transfers only the supported relation and tests a misleading near match. Target outcome: The learner produces a correct relational mapping from two sources to a new target, including at least three mismatches and a negative-transfer test. ### Authority and setup conditions - Verify source status and preserve attribution. - Write the target function and hard constraints. - Agree that the analogy may suggest a test but cannot approve a design. ### Required or supplied materials - Source cards for a generic retractable badge reel and window blind, written without brands or copied drawings. - Cable target brief, role–relation mapping table and mismatch sheet. - A misleading surface-similar source card and delayed new target. ## 1. Describe sources structurally For each source, list goal, parts, relations, change over time and user action without product-specific decoration. Why: Structural descriptions reduce surface fixation. Success check: Each source has roles and relations, not just nouns. Accessible alternative: Complete “For each source, list goal, parts, relations, change over time and user action without product-specific decoration.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “Each source has roles and relations, not just nouns.” Provide tactile objects only when safe and authorised. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 2. Align corresponding roles Map loose object, anchor, stored slack, restoring force and user action across both sources. Why: Role alignment exposes the common mechanism. Success check: Every mapped pair serves the same relational function. Accessible alternative: Complete “Map loose object, anchor, stored slack, restoring force and user action across both sources.” in shorter passes, or use keyboard input, dictation or a support person, while preserving this success check: “Every mapped pair serves the same relational function.” Allow spoken mapping and a scribe with relation prompts. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 3. Extract the shared principle Write one abstract sentence that is true of both sources, such as store slack and return a loose end using bounded restoring force. Why: An explicit schema is easier to transfer than an example image. Success check: The principle contains relations and constraints. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Write one abstract sentence that is true of both sources, such as store slack and return a loose end using bounded restoring force.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “The principle contains relations and constraints.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 4. Map to the target Assign target components to each role and generate at least two cable concepts. Why: Target mapping turns a principle into testable possibilities. Success check: Each concept shows all required roles. Accessible alternative: Replace small or visual-only information with enlarged text, high-contrast display, spoken description or tactile/verbal cueing while preserving the same decision and success check. Provide tactile objects only when safe and authorised. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 5. Predict target behaviour Before any mock-up, state what each mapped relation predicts under a simple paper-cable pull and what observation would contradict the analogy. Why: A prediction turns structural resemblance into a target-specific claim that can fail. Success check: Every concept has one predicted behaviour and one disconfirming result written in advance. Accessible alternative: A supported, seated, reduced-range or slower version of “Before any mock-up, state what each mapped relation predicts under a simple paper-cable pull and what observation would contradict the analogy.” is equivalent only when it keeps the same trained or measured target, declared configuration and success check: “Every concept has one predicted behaviour and one disconfirming result written in advance.” If any of those change, record it as a related alternative rather than an equivalent repetition. Alternative relationship: Conditional equivalence requires target and configuration check Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 6. List mismatches and hazards Write at least three differences in scale, force, electrical safety, surfaces or failure consequences. Why: Negative transfer occurs when source rules are copied across important differences. Success check: Every mismatch has a test or rejection implication. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Write at least three differences in scale, force, electrical safety, surfaces or failure consequences.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “Every mismatch has a test or rejection implication.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 7. Reverse-map the target Starting with each proposed cable component, trace backward to the source role and shared principle. Mark any component that has no source relation or any source relation that lacks a target counterpart. Why: Reverse mapping exposes forced correspondences and decorative features added after the analogy. Success check: Every retained target feature either maps cleanly or is labelled a separate non-analogical design hypothesis. Accessible alternative: Replace small or visual-only information with enlarged text, high-contrast display, spoken description or tactile/verbal cueing while preserving the same decision and success check. Provide tactile objects only when safe and authorised. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 8. Compare a rival analogy Map a second source that suggests a different mechanism, such as a loose storage pocket, and compare which target relations each captures or misses. Why: A rival prevents the first coherent analogy from monopolising the explanation. Success check: The chosen schema wins on declared target relations, or both remain as distinct hypotheses rather than being blended silently. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Map a second source that suggests a different mechanism, such as a loose storage pocket, and compare which target relations each captures or misses.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “The chosen schema wins on declared target relations, or both remain as distinct hypotheses rather than being blended silently.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## 9. Challenge and transfer later Compare a misleading surface-similar source, reject it by relation, then after 48 hours apply the schema to storing headphone-cable slack. Why: A foil and delayed target test relational rather than surface transfer. Success check: The learner explains both rejection and new mapping. Accessible alternative: Complete the same research action — “Compare a misleading surface-similar source, reject it by relation, then after 48 hours apply the schema to storing headphone-cable slack.” — using speech-to-text, text-to-speech, enlarged text, keyboard-only navigation, shorter work blocks or a support person. Preserve this declared check: “The learner explains both rejection and new mapping.” Do not convert the research task into capability practice. Alternative relationship: Target preserving when declared check is preserved Learner notes: ________________________________________________________________________________ Completed: [ ] ## Reflection What changed? ________________________________________________________________________________ What remains difficult? ________________________________________________________________________________ What will I repeat, adapt, ask for help with, or stop? ________________________________________________________________________________ --- Completion of this worksheet demonstrates tutorial participation only. It does not establish capability, qualification, safety clearance, diagnosis, treatment or independent validation.