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Mental state in terms of challenge level and skill level, according to Csikszentmihalyi.[1] (Click on a fragment of the image to go to the appropriate article)
Overlearning is a pedagogical concept according to which newly acquired skills should be practiced well beyond the point of initial mastery, leading to automaticity. Once one has overlearned a task, one's skill level is higher than the challenge level for that task (see Control region in the graph).[1] The Yerkes–Dodson law predicts that overlearning can improve performance in states of high arousal.[2]
References
- Mandler, G. (1962). From association to structure. Psychological Review, 69, 415‑427.
- ^ a b Csikszentmihalyi, M., Finding Flow, 1997.
- ^ Long, Martyn (2000). The Psychology of Education. Routledge. ISBN 0415239060.
See also
Categories:- Educational technology
- Educational psychology
- Learning methods
- Training
- Psychology stubs
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