To Err or Not to Err: A Question for the Instruction of Psychomotor Skills.

This article focuses on the issue regarding the instruction of psychomotor skills. In the study, the data seem to provide support for the learner to learn phenomenon. In the laboratory observations, it appears that those subjects learning under problem solving conditions are apparently able to appro...

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Publicado en:	Review of Educational Research Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 479 - 499
Autor principal:	Singer, Robert N.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Sage Publications Inc. Summer77
Materias:	Perceptual motor learning Psychology of learning Motor learning Perceptual-motor processes Perceptual learning Learning Comprehension
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Sumario:	This article focuses on the issue regarding the instruction of psychomotor skills. In the study, the data seem to provide support for the learner to learn phenomenon. In the laboratory observations, it appears that those subjects learning under problem solving conditions are apparently able to approach a transfer situation with a well-developed method of attacking the problem. They learn a new task in fewer trials and in less time than that required by subjects learning under highly structured conditions.