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The making of an expert

The making of an expert
  1. What makes someone an expert?
  2. What is expert performance?
  3. Are experts born or made?
  4. What is deliberate practice Ericsson?

What makes someone an expert?

An expert is somebody who has a broad and deep competence in terms of knowledge, skill and experience through practice and education in a particular field. ... Experts are called in for advice on their respective subject, but they do not always agree on the particulars of a field of study.

What is expert performance?

The definition of expert performance. Because expert performance is qualitatively different than other types of human performance, it requires the study of reproducibly superior performance on representative tasks that capture the essence of expertise in real world domains.

Are experts born or made?

The answer is "both." Experts are born because people come into the world differing in ways that turn out to matter for real-world achievement. But experts are made because there is no getting around the necessity of a long period of practice and training for reaching a high level of performance.

What is deliberate practice Ericsson?

Ericsson et al. (1993) define deliberate practice as follows (1993; p. 368): ...a highly structured activity, the explicit goal of which is to improve performance. Specific tasks are invented to overcome weaknesses, and performance is carefully monitored to provide clues for ways to improve it further.

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