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Acquisition of cognitive skill
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A framework for skill acquisition is proposed in which there are two major stages in the development of a cognitive skill--a declarative stage in which facts about the skill domain are interpreted and a procedural stage in which the domain knowledge is embodied directly in procedures for performing the skill. This general framework has been instantiated in the ACT system in which facts are encoded in a propositional network and procedures are encoded as productions. Two types of interpretive procedures are described for converting facts in the declarative stage into behavior--general problem-solving procedures and analogy-forming procedures. Knowledge compilation is the process by which the skill transits from the declarative stage to the procedural stage. It consists of the subprocesses of composition which collapses sequences of productions into single productions and proceduralization which embeds factual knowledge into productions. Once proceduralized, further learning processes operate on the skill to make the production more selective in their range of applications. These learning processes include generalization, discrimination, and strengthening of productions. Comparisons are made to similar concepts from past learning theories. It is discussed how these learning mechanisms apply to produce the power law speed-up in processing time with practice. Much of the evidence for this theory of skill acquisition comes from work on acquisition of proof skills in geometry but other evidence is drawn from the literature on automatization, language acquisition, and category formation. (Author)
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“In our study, we focused on declarative and procedural learning as cognitive abilities underlying the acquisition of cognitive skills (Anderson, 1982(Anderson, , 1983)).”
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“Skill acquisition in ACT-R begins by acquiring declarative knowledge about a skill through instruction or observing someone else's performance.”
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“In fact, ACT-R includes a mechanism of declarative strengthening at work in the later two stages, which functions to increase the accuracy and speed of retrieving declarative knowledge (Anderson, 1982(Anderson, , 1983)).”
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“Drawing on cognitive perspectives, engaging in routine or familiar work tasks reinforces and refines what is already known (Anderson 1982).”
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“Contemporary theories of skill acquisi- tion (Anderson, 1982 ; Fitts & Posner, 1967) are consistent with Galton's general assump- tions about basic unmodifiable capacities and with observations on the general course of professional development.”
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“Cognitive learning theories hold that in overcoming problems, new learning arises (Anderson 1982).”
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“That is, the effects of practice are greatest at earlystages of learning, but theyeventuallyreach asymptote.”
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“It is a form of learning that follows well-established principles of the acquisition of complex skills (Anderson, 1982; Fitts & Posner, 1967; Taatgen, 2013).”
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- Authors
- Anderson, J. R.
- Affiliations
- Carnegie Mellon University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Anderson, John R.
- ORCID
- Anderson, John R.
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- Psychological Review
- Published
- 1982-07
- Volume
- 89
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 369-406
- ISSN
- 0033-295X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1471
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- W2044754442
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- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › AI-based Problem Solving and Planning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
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- Keywords
- cognitive skill acquisition, procedural stages, production systems, knowledge compilation, composition, proceduralization, discrimination, power law of practice, automation, category formation, language acquisition
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