Positive transfer means that one kind of learning plays a positive role in promoting another kind of learning. For example, the study of plane geometry promotes the study of solid geometry; Mastering reading skills contributes to the formation of writing skills. Positive transfer is characterized by individual's positive psychological preparation for new learning or solving a problem, which reduces the time or practice times required to engage in an activity and improves learning efficiency.
Specific transfer, also known as special transfer, refers to the direct transfer of specific and special experiences gained in one kind of learning to another kind of learning, or the transfer to a new situation through the reorganization of some elements. For example, in the study of table tennis, the learning of pushing and blocking can be directly transferred to the combined action learning of pushing left and attacking right.
The scope of special migration is often not as wide as that of general migration, and it is only applicable to very limited situations. But this does not mean that special migration is not important, on the contrary, it is very important to systematically master knowledge in a certain field.