Etymology

Dreyfus model of skill acquisition

Today it means: A model of how learners can acquire skills through formal instruction and practicing, used in the fields of education and operations research. Full definition →

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The story

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.

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