Skill Acquisition and Training: Achieving Expertise in Simple and Complex Tasks

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Addie Johnson Robert W. Proctor (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA)

Skill Acquisition and Training

Achieving Expertise in Simple and Complex Tasks

Addie Johnson, Robert W. Proctor (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA)

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Routledge
01 September 2016

Learning

Skill Acquisition and Training describes the building blocks of cognitive, motor, and teamwork skills, and the factors to take into account in training them. The basic processes of perception, cognition and action that provide the foundation for understanding skilled performance are discussed in the context of complex task requirements, individual differences, and extreme environmental demands. The role of attention in perceiving, selecting, and becoming aware of information, in learning new information, and in performance is described in the context of specific skills.

A theme throughout this book is that much learning is implicit; the types of knowledge and relations that can profitably be learned implicitly and the conditions under which this learning benefits performance are discussed. The question of whether skill acquisition in cognitive domains shares underlying mechanisms with the acquisition of perceptual and motor skills is also addressed with a view to identifying commonalities that allow for widely applicable, general theories of skill acquisition. Because the complexity of real-world environments puts demands on the individual to adapt to new circumstances, the question of how skills research can be applied to organizational training contexts is an important one. To address this, this book dedicates much content to practical applications, covering such issues as how training needs can be captured with task and job analyses and how to maximize training transfer by taking trainee self-efficacy and goal orientation into account.

This comprehensive yet readable textbook is optimized for students of cognitive psychology looking to understand the intricacies of skill acquisition.

By: Addie Johnson, Robert W. Proctor (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781138640160
ISBN 10: 1138640166
Pages: 378
Publication Date: 01 September 2016
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , A / AS level , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Addie Johnson is Professor of Human Performance and Ergonomics at the University of Groningen. She is co-author, with Robert Proctor, of Attention: Theory and Practice, and Neuroergonomics: A Cognitive Neuroscience Approach to Human Factors and Ergonomics. Her research focuses on the intersection of memory and attention. Robert W. Proctor is Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. In addition to the books with Addie Johnson, he is co-author, with Trisha Van Zandt, of Human Factors in Simple and Complex Systems (2nd ed.) and, with Kim-Phuong L. Vu, of Stimulus-Response Compatibility Principles: Data, Theory, and Application. His research focuses on basic and applied aspects of human performance.

Reviews for Skill Acquisition and Training: Achieving Expertise in Simple and Complex Tasks

A book on skill acquisition and training should be written with great skill. This one is. It is a comprehensive, up-to-date rewrite of an earlier classic by the same authors. I recommend it highly. -David A. Rosenbaum, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, USA This book by leading experts provides a superlative, up-to-date, and lucid summary of research on skill acquisition and training. Along with insightful consideration of general theories and empirical findings, the book offers astute advice concerning training in the real world. -Alice F. Healy, College Professor of Distinction, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA This is the most complete and thorough book I've read on skill acquisition and training. It successfully links basic processes such as perception, attention, and action to the acquisition of specialized skills and the development of training systems. -Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer, Professor of Learning and Instruction, Maastricht University, the Netherlands