Three Stages of Learning

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    • Three Stages of Learning - (Fitts & Posner, 1967)
      1. Cognitive
      2. Associative
      3. Autonomous
    • Cognitive stage:
      • Developing basic understanding of skill
      • Problem solving & hypothesis testing
      • Directing attention to movement
      • Verbal rules of movement
    • Associative stage:
      • Basic skill established → now refined
      • Performance & consistency improves
      • Reduced problem solving / attention to movement
      • Verbal rules transformed into ‘procedural knowledge’
    • Autonomous stage:
      • Skilled performance
      • Consistent and fluent movement execution
      • Minimal attention to movement needed (automatic)