Exploring the Interaction of Implicit and Explicit Processes to Facilitate Individual Skill Learning

Abstract

This work advances basic research in the areas of learning and training. One product is a conceptual framework, which addresses the ways explicit and implicit knowledge interact to produce skills. This framework suggests that human performance may be controlled by either a subconceptual knowledge base (the implicit mode) or application of a symbolic conceptual model (the explicit mode). A computational cognitive architecture, CLARION, significantly different from other existing cognitive architectures, is developed in this work to capture a range of data related to the interaction. It helps us to explain (and eventually to predict) training and learning processes. The results of the experiments support the theory of the interactions of implicit and explicit learning processes during skill acquisition. The outcomes (data, models, and theories) provide a more detailed, clearer and more comprehensive perspective on skill learning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA435130

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Mathews
  • Ron Sun

Organizations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Education
  • Language
  • Military Research
  • Motor Skills
  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • Thinking
  • Training

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.