"When psychologists have studied successful individuals’ 'paths to excellence,' they have found 'most common was a sampling period' followed only later by focus and increased structure. […] He distinguishes between teaching strategies that emphasize repeated practice, leading to 'excellent immediate performance' on tests, and 'interleaving,' an approach that develops inductive reasoning, in which students 'learn to create abstract generalizations that allow them to apply what they learned to material they have never encountered before'” Interleaving, he asserts, applies to both physical and mental skills. […] The author critiques higher education for rushing students to specialization even though 'narrow vocational training' will not prepare them for jobs 'in a complex, interconnected, rapidly changing world."
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Range: Why generalists triumph in a specialized world
From this review on the book:
"When psychologists have studied successful individuals’ 'paths to excellence,' they have found 'most common was a sampling period' followed only later by focus and increased structure. […] He distinguishes between teaching strategies that emphasize repeated practice, leading to 'excellent immediate performance' on tests, and 'interleaving,' an approach that develops inductive reasoning, in which students 'learn to create abstract generalizations that allow them to apply what they learned to material they have never encountered before'” Interleaving, he asserts, applies to both physical and mental skills. […] The author critiques higher education for rushing students to specialization even though 'narrow vocational training' will not prepare them for jobs 'in a complex, interconnected, rapidly changing world."
"When psychologists have studied successful individuals’ 'paths to excellence,' they have found 'most common was a sampling period' followed only later by focus and increased structure. […] He distinguishes between teaching strategies that emphasize repeated practice, leading to 'excellent immediate performance' on tests, and 'interleaving,' an approach that develops inductive reasoning, in which students 'learn to create abstract generalizations that allow them to apply what they learned to material they have never encountered before'” Interleaving, he asserts, applies to both physical and mental skills. […] The author critiques higher education for rushing students to specialization even though 'narrow vocational training' will not prepare them for jobs 'in a complex, interconnected, rapidly changing world."
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