Feedback and Transfer in the Acquisition of Cognitive Skills

Abstract

The acquisition of cognitive skills requires feedback and support for transfer of training. It was found that negative feedback is optimal when delivered with narrow scope while positive feedback is optimal when delivered with wide scope. It was also found that conceptual instruction did not support transfer of training more than practice when transfer was measured as accuracy. However, the underlying transfer process was nevertheless different as revealed by a componential analysis of the solution times. The second finding deserved further study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 2003
Accession Number
ADA416633

Entities

People

  • Stellan Ohlsson

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Databases
  • Education
  • Educational Psychology
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Mathematical Models
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychology
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Task Performance And Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.