Learning Sciences / Concept
Building expertise
Definition
The development of increasingly organized, retrievable, and usable knowledge and skill within a domain through experience and practice.
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Expertise changes how learners perceive problems, use prior knowledge, and allocate attention, which affects how instruction should be designed.
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Sources and evidence
- LeBOK — Building Expertise (direct)
- The Science of Remote Learning — Building Expertise · PDF p. 9 (supporting)