Guidance and transfer in part and whole learning of the disc transfer problem

The 4-block disc transfer problem was learned by 3 groups of pupils. Group I used the whole method, group II the part method, and group III learned by the part method with instruction. The part method gave total scores about equal to those for the whole method, and it was found that verbal instruction greatly facilitated learning. Transfer by generalization which resulted from verbal guidance may be of considerable importance in solution of the disc transfer problem.