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Comprehension‐Based Skill Acquisition
Author(s) -
Doane Stephanie M.,
Sohn Young Woo,
McNamara Danielle S.,
Adams David
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
cognitive science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.498
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1551-6709
pISSN - 0364-0213
DOI - 10.1207/s15516709cog2401_1
Subject(s) - unix , computer science , comprehension , context (archaeology) , dreyfus model of skill acquisition , knowledge acquisition , human–computer interaction , artificial intelligence , programming language , software , paleontology , economics , biology , economic growth
We present a comprehension‐based computational model of UNIX user skill acquisition and performance in a training context (UNICOM). The work extends a comprehension‐based theory of planning to account for skill acquisition and learning. Individual models of 22 UNIX users were constructed and used to simulate user performance on successive command production problems in a training context. Comparisons of model and the human empirical data result in a high degree of agreement, validating the ability of UNICOM to predict user response to training.