Learning by doing: Understanding skill acquisition through skill acquisition

Economic theory emphasized the necessity of skill acquisition and conservation as a precondition for growth. This paper investigates the extent to which skilled labor can contribute to output growth in South Africa in the long run. The theoretical framework employed was based on Hicks neutral augmented CobbDouglas production function to account for the impact of technological progress on labor and capital. Skilled labor was measured with three parameters of experience (learning-by-doing), special training and educational attainments. The methodology employed the ARDL bound testing approach and found that whereas there is no short run causality running from the independent variables to the dependent variable, there was a long run causality running from the measures of skilled labor to growth. The coefficient of the ECT was both significant and negative; therefore, the system gets adjusted towards their long run equilibrium steady state at the speed of 23 percent annually. This means that the measures of skilled labor contribute to growth in the long run to the tune of 23 percent annually. The study therefore recommends investments in human capital through education and special trainings as well as to encourage knowledge transfer through globalization and from one generation to another to conserve skills.

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Learning by doing-an approach to robotic skill acquisition

SICE 2001. Proceedings of the 40th SICE Annual Conference. International Session Papers (IEEE Cat. No.01TH8603) ◽

10.1109/sice.2001.977837 ◽

2002 ◽

Author(s):

Minh-Chinh Nguyen ◽

V. Graefe

Keyword(s):

Skill Acquisition ◽

Learning By Doing

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Learning by Doing: Understanding Skill Acquisition through Skill Acquisition

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/154193121005400802 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 54 (8) ◽

pp. 657-661 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Anne Collins McLaughlin ◽

Wendy A. Rogers

Keyword(s):

Skill Acquisition ◽

Learning By Doing

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Assessing the Impact of Skilled Labor on Output Growth in South Africa: An ARDL Bound Testing Approach

Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies ◽

10.22610/jebs.v10i2(j).2230 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (2(J)) ◽

pp. 209-218

Author(s):

Tochukwu Timothy Okoli ◽

Devi Datt Tewari ◽

Eneh George N.O.

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Skill Acquisition ◽

Learning By Doing ◽

Output Growth ◽

Skilled Labor ◽

Educational Attainments ◽

Long Run ◽

Short Run ◽

Testing Approach ◽

The Impact

Economic theory emphasized the necessity of skill acquisition and conservation as a precondition for growth. This paper investigates the extent to which skilled labor can contribute to output growth in South Africa in the long run. The theoretical framework employed was based on Hicks neutral augmented CobbDouglas production function to account for the impact of technological progress on labor and capital. Skilled labor was measured with three parameters of experience (learning-by-doing), special training and educational attainments. The methodology employed the ARDL bound testing approach and found that whereas there is no short run causality running from the independent variables to the dependent variable, there was a long run causality running from the measures of skilled labor to growth. The coefficient of the ECT was both significant and negative; therefore, the system gets adjusted towards their long run equilibrium steady state at the speed of 23 percent annually. This means that the measures of skilled labor contribute to growth in the long run to the tune of 23 percent annually. The study therefore recommends investments in human capital through education and special trainings as well as to encourage knowledge transfer through globalization and from one generation to another to conserve skills.

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Using questions to facilitate motor skill acquisition

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1997.61.1.tb03112.x ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

pp. 56-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

GW Knight ◽

PJ Guenzel ◽

P Feil

Keyword(s):

Skill Acquisition ◽

Motor Skill ◽

Motor Skill Acquisition

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Red Flags: Barriers to Listening and Spoken Language in Children with Hearing Loss

Perspectives on Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood ◽

10.1044/hhdc24.1.11 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 11-18

Author(s):

Andrea Bell ◽

K. Todd Houston

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Early Diagnosis ◽

Skill Acquisition ◽

Dynamic Process ◽

Spoken Language ◽

Red Flags ◽

Careful Monitoring ◽

Auditory Development ◽

Children With Hearing Loss ◽

Family Centered

To ensure optimal auditory development for the acquisition of spoken language, children with hearing loss require early diagnosis, effective ongoing audiological management, well fit and maintained hearing technology, and appropriate family-centered early intervention. When these elements are in place, children with hearing loss can achieve developmental and communicative outcomes that are comparable to their hearing peers. However, for these outcomes to occur, clinicians—early interventionists, speech-language pathologists, and pediatric audiologists—must participate in a dynamic process that requires careful monitoring of countless variables that could impact the child's skill acquisition. This paper addresses some of these variables or “red flags,” which often are indicators of both minor and major issues that clinicians may encounter when delivering services to young children with hearing loss and their families.

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Clinical Measurement of Esophageal Speech: I. Methodology and Curves of Skill Acquisition

Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders ◽

10.1044/jshd.2801.42 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 42-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Charles I. Berlin

Keyword(s):

Skill Acquisition ◽

Clinical Measurement ◽

Esophageal Speech

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The Effect of Retest Practice on the Speed-Ability Relationship

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040.9.1.24 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 24-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Sybille Rockstroh ◽

Karl Schweizer

Keyword(s):

Reaction Time ◽

Skill Acquisition ◽

Reaction Times ◽

Cognitive Tasks ◽

General Intelligence ◽

Attention Switching ◽

Letter Comparison ◽

Sternberg Paradigm ◽

The Relationship ◽

Elementary Cognitive Tasks

Effects of four retest-practice sessions separated by 2 h intervals on the relationship between general intelligence and four reaction time tasks (two memory tests: Sternberg's memory scanning, Posner's letter comparison; and two attention tests: continuous attention, attention switching) were examined in a sample of 83 male participants. Reaction times on all tasks were shortened significantly. The effects were most pronounced with respect to the Posner paradigm and smallest with respect to the Sternberg paradigm. The relationship to general intelligence changed after practice for two reaction time tasks. It increased to significance for continuous attention and decreased for the Posner paradigm. These results indicate that the relationship between psychometric intelligence and elementary cognitive tasks depends on the ability of skill acquisition. In the search for the cognitive roots of intelligence the concept of learning seems to be of importance.

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