The cascade theory of handedness suggests that hand preferences develop from a history of cascading and sequentially developing manual asymmetries for a variety of actions. Infants who consistently use their preferred hand for a variety of actions likely would gain proficiency using that preferred hand and, consequently, perform more proficiently on other challenging manual tasks. One such task...

This article describes a neuropsychological theory of motor skill learning that is based on the idea that learning grows directly out of motor control processes. Three motor control processes may be tuned to specific tasks, thereby improving performance: selecting spatial targets for movement, sequencing these targets, and transforming them into muscle commands. These processes operate outside ...

Multi skill scenarios are common place in real world problems and Intelligent Tutoring System questions alike, however, system designers have often relied on ad-hoc methods for modeling the composition of multiple skills. There are two common approaches to determining the probability of correct for a multi skill question: a conjunctive approach, which assumes that all skills must be known or a ...

Previous research on entrepreneurship as well as goal, social-cognitive, and leadership theories has guided hypotheses regarding the relationship between entrepreneurial traits and skill (passion, tenacity, and new resource skill) and situationally specific motivation (communicated vision, self-efficacy, and goals) to subsequent venture growth. Data from 229 entrepreneur-chief executive officer...

Applying an established theory of cognitive development-Skill Theory-the current study compares the game-reading skills of youth players selected for a soccer school of a professional soccer club (n = 49) and their non-selected peers (n = 38). Participants described the actions taking place in videos of soccer game plays, and their verbalisations were coded using Skill Theory. Compared to the n...

BACKGROUND The ability to give and receive feedback effectively is a key skill for doctors, aids learning between all levels of the medical hierarchy, and provides a basis for reflective practice and life-long learning. How best to teach this skill? DISCUSSION We suggest that a single "teaching the skill of feedback" session provides superficial and ineffective learning in a medical culture t...

This study was designed to explore development of skill acquisition in dental education, utilizing the Dreyfus and Dreyfus continuum. By identifying what skill progression may be recognized in the expert dental educator and what experiences appear to influence this growth, the knowledge gained may inform more efficient, effective faculty support, development and life-long learning. Employing a ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To better characterize the cognitive deficits observed in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) by examining procedural skill learning abilities. DESIGN Procedural skill learning was assessed using Mirror Tracing and Rotary Pursuit skill learning tasks. Subjects also completed a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery. SETTING Cognitive testing was performed during ...

From a psychological perspective, both cognitive and non-cognitive abilities are significant drivers of human growth. The ability to gather, choose, comprehend information is referred as ability. To be more specific, it consists the nature characteristics objects, well how they relate one another, fundamental laws, future course world. Any skill that not considered non-cognitive. Examples inclu...