Learning+Stages

﻿﻿Learning Stages

n Acquisition Stage
n The learner performance ranges from 0 percent accuracy to a 90 to 100 percent range of accuracy. During this stage the instructional goal focuses on helping the student perform the skill accurately. n Examples: shaping, modeling, demonstration

n Proficiency Stage
n The learner attempts to learn the skill at an almost automatic level. The aim is for the student to perform the task both accurately and quickly. n Examples: positive reinforcement, self-management

n Maintenance Stage
n The goal of instruction is to maintain the high level of performance. Students are expected to retain both accuracy and fluency with the skill once direct instruction or reinforcement has been withdrawn. n Examples: mnemonic techniques, social reinforcement, and intrinsic reinforcement.

n Generalization Stage
n The learner performs the skill in different times and situations. The student demonstrates proficiency in the skill in different settings and with different people. n Examples: it must be systematically taught, telling time on multiple clocks

n Adaption Stage
n The learner applies a previously learned skill in a new area of application without direct instruction or guidance. n <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples: problem solving   <span style="color: red; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 27pt; text-indent: 0in;">  Teaching Students with Learning Problems, 8th Edition, Cecil D. Mercer; Ann R. Mercer; Paige C. Pullen (2011)