ABSTRACT
Skill Acquisition Theory accounts for how people progress in learning a variety of skills, from initial learning to advanced proficiency. Skills studied include both cognitive and psychomotor skills, in domains that range from classroom learning to applications in sports and industry. Research in this area ranges from quite theoretical (computational modeling of skill acquisition, the place of skills in an architecture of the mind) to quite applied (how to sequence activities for maximal learning efficiency in areas as diverse as teaching high school algebra, tutoring college physics, coaching professional basketball, or training airplane pilots).
