The Interrelationship Between the Development of Recurrent Skills and Nonrecurrent Skills: A Qualitative Perspective

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Abstract

Recurrent skills and non-recurrent skills are two interrelated sets of skills utilized in problem-solving process. However, how this interrelationship specifically looks like has been scarcely discussed in extant literature. To obtain an in-depth understanding of the interrelationship between recurrent skills and non-recurrent skills as well as students’ learning experience in this process, this study examined twelve graduate students’ experience of developing recurrent and non-recurrent skills. Findings showed that the interrelationship impacted student’s cognitive capacity through freeing up more germane load capacity for non-recurrent skills development. Additionally, prior knowledge affected learning experience. This study also found that learning time had an essential role as related to the development speed of recurrent skills and non-recurrent skills.

Author

• Lin Zhong, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
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