Mechanisms of skill acquisition and the law of practice¶
Newell, A., & Rosenbloom, P. S. (1981). Mechanisms of skill acquisition and the law of practice. Cognitive Skills and Their Acquisition.
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- Learning Curve Effects
- The pattern answers a recurring question that confronts any system that does the same thing many times — why does performance keep improving long after the obvious process changes have been made, and how can that improvement be forecast rather than merely hoped for?
This sourceLawrence Erlbaum. Establishes the power law of practice: performance time on a skill declines as a power function of accumulated practice trials.
- The pattern answers a recurring question that confronts any system that does the same thing many times — why does performance keep improving long after the obvious process changes have been made, and how can that improvement be forecast rather than merely hoped for?
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