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COGNITIVE SKILL [10 records]

Record 1 2024-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuing Education
CONT

A constructivist account of learning ... describes a learner as doing some task, and also as reflecting upon the task and the learning. Such an account fits well ... especially with the importance we see for the development of metacognitive skills, for which the "reflecting upon" is vital.

CONT

Two recent trends in ITS((intelligent tutoring system)) research... are a greater emphasis on cognitive and metacognitive skill acquisition, and a move towards providing a wider range of interaction styles.

OBS

See metaknowledge, metacognition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Éducation permanente
CONT

Comportement d'auto-estimation de la compétence : capacité métacognitive d'une personne.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial and Economic Psychology
CONT

[The author] defines deep work as :"professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push [the] cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie industrielle et économique
OBS

Le travail intense se fait dans un état de concentration absolue, sans distractions, et permet d'accomplir des tâches complexes et fournir rapidement du travail de qualité.

Spanish

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Record 3 2023-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Psychology (General)
OBS

A comprehensive assessment instrument used to evaluate development in individuals from birth to age 21 years 11 months on five scales(physical, adaptive behaviour, social-emotional, cognitive and communication). It has a yes-or-no response format that includes 190 test items, each describing a particular skill.

OBS

DPTM-4: written DPTM-4.

Key term(s)
  • DP-4
  • DP4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
OBS

DPTM-4 : s'écrit DPTM-4.

Key term(s)
  • DP-4
  • DP4

Spanish

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Record 4 2018-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

Cognitive abilities are the brain-based skills [needed] to carry out any task from the simplest to the most complex. They have more to do with the mechanisms of how [to] remember, problem solve, and pay attention rather than with any actual knowledge.

OBS

Examples of cognitive abilities include verbal, spatial, psychomotor and processing-speed ability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología cognitiva
  • Psicometría y psicotécnica
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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Record 5 2017-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Work and Production
  • Labour and Employment
DEF

A task derived from a larger task, which requires human intelligence and can be completed with little specialized skill, time or cognitive effort.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et production
  • Travail et emploi
CONT

[Si l'on divise] le travail en «microtâches» réalisées par une multitude de travailleurs, [ce travail] peut [...] être accompli en quelques jours.

Key term(s)
  • micro-tâche

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recruiting of Personnel
DEF

A cognitive, personal and interpersonal skill and competency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recrutement du personnel
DEF

Habileté et compétence cognitive, personnelle et interpersonnelle.

Spanish

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Record 7 2015-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Labour and Employment
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Cognitive learning techniques developed from the notion that :"If clients are clear on what they want to do, why mess around with reinforcement and models? Why not just tell them to do it. "Common approaches to using cognitive learning are behavioural contracts, problem solving approaches, skill training, and cognitive restructuring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Travail et emploi
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Apprentissage cognitif. Les méthodes d'apprentissage cognitif découlent de la thèse suivante : «Si le client sait ce qu'il veut, pourquoi s'embarrasser de renforcement et de modèles? Pourquoi ne pas lui dire simplement de passer à l'action?» L'apprentissage cognitif fait souvent appel aux contrats de comportement, aux méthodes de résolution de problèmes, à la formation et à la restructuration cognitive.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento humano
  • Trabajo y empleo
  • Inteligencia artificial
CONT

El foco se traslada del profesor al estudiante, y de la enseñanza al aprendizaje. Se vuelve con ello al aprendizaje cognitivo, es decir, a concienciar al alumno de los errores cometidos, y contrastarlos con las formas correctas en lugar de pretender una automatización de estructuras sin la intervención del metalenguaje.

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Record 8 2014-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

Do important social cognitive skills, such as the ability to think through advanced theory-of-mind problems or adopt other people’s perspective, also increase to a peak in middle age and decline later?

Key term(s)
  • social-cognitive skill
  • sociocognitive skill

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

Il est possible d’utiliser les habiletés sociocognitives non seulement pour des intentions positives (p. ex., l’empathie, la communication), mais aussi pour des intentions nuisibles telles que les moqueries et l’intimidation.

Key term(s)
  • habileté socio-cognitive
  • aptitude socio-cognitive

Spanish

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Record 9 2013-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Training
CONT

An education objective supports the development of educational requirements and is a description of the cognitive skill or applied knowledge the individual will demonstrate, including the desired levels of achievement that will be demonstrated under specific conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
CONT

Les objectifs d’éducation appuient l’établissement des exigences pédagogiques et décrivent les capacités cognitives ou les connaissances appliquées que l’apprenant doit posséder, y compris les niveaux de compétence à atteindre dans des conditions données.

Spanish

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Record 10 1992-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

Improving a procedural skill (such as touch typing) by knowledge compilation and repeated practice.

CONT

There are two basic forms of learning : knowledge acquisition and skill refinement.... The second kind of learning is the gradual improvement of motor and cognitive skills through practice, such as learning to ride a bicycle or to play the piano.... This form of learning, often called skill refinement... occurs at a subconscious level by virtue of repeated practice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

On peut distinguer deux formes d'apprentissage. - L'acquisition de connaissances [...]. - Le raffinement de dextérité par la pratique. Apprendre, selon cette optique consiste à corriger progressivement, par une pratique répétée, les déviations observées par rapport à un comportement désiré. Cette forme d'apprentissage humain recouvre des processus mentaux, moteurs et sensoriels (on pensera à l'apprentissage d'un instrument de musique).

Spanish

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