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Dreyfus model of skill acquisition

Dreyfus model of skill acquisition proper noun: a model of how learners can acquire skills through formal instruction and practicing, used in the fields of education and operations research.

Proper noun

the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition

  1. A model of how learners can acquire skills through formal instruction and practicing, used in the fields of education and operations research.

Forms of Dreyfus model of skill acquisition

alternative formDreyfus model

Origin of Dreyfus model of skill acquisition

Named after brothers Stuart and Hubert Dreyfus, who proposed the model in 1980 in an 18-page report on their research at the University of California, Berkeley.

Questions about Dreyfus model of skill acquisition

What does Dreyfus model of skill acquisition mean?
Dreyfus model of skill acquisition means a model of how learners can acquire skills through formal instruction and practicing, used in the fields of education and operations research.
What part of speech is Dreyfus model of skill acquisition?
Dreyfus model of skill acquisition is a proper noun.

Words near Dreyfus model of skill acquisition in the dictionary

  1. dreydls
  2. Dreyer
  3. Dreyers
  4. Dreyfus
  5. Dreyfus model
  6. Dreyfus model of skill acquisition
  7. Dreyfusard
  8. Dreyfusards
  9. Dreyfusism
  10. Dreyfusist
  11. Dreyfusists

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