A comparison of approaches to learning task selection in the training of complex cognitive skills

Authors:
Ron J. C. M. Salden;Fred Paas;Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer
Affiliations:
Educational Technology Expertise Center (OTEC), Open University of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 2960, NL-6401 DL Heerlen, The Netherlands;Educational Technology Expertise Center (OTEC), Open University of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 2960, NL-6401 DL Heerlen, The Netherlands;Educational Technology Expertise Center (OTEC), Open University of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 2960, NL-6401 DL Heerlen, The Netherlands
Venue:
Computers in Human Behavior
Year:
2006

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Abstract

This paper presents a comparison of learning task selection approaches that have been used throughout the last three decades in the training of complex cognitive skills. In general, a development from static part-task selection to dynamic whole-task selection can be noticed. The four approaches of static part-task approaches, static whole-task approaches, dynamic part-task approaches, and dynamic whole-task approaches are identified and compared in terms of their flexibility and adaptability to the needs of the individual trainee during training. The comparison shows that dynamic whole-task approaches are the most flexible and adaptive. For each approach it is discussed to what complex cognitive skills they might be useful training methods.