The goal in any task should be
Conscious competence Woodturnig with spinning objects is good example to practice this technique
Yes myself included I require constant reinforcement and practice to achieve this goal Often we know how to perform the task safely but act in another way
Noah will have spent more time in the accident room than the time saved by turning the lathe off even if he turns for the rest of his life
Do I always turn the lathe off No but as Noahs accident demostrates we all should
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stages_of_competence
In
psychology, the
four stages of competence, or the "conscious competence" learning model, relates to the psychological states involved in the process of progressing from incompetence to competence in a
skill. People may have several skills, some unrelated to each other, and each skill will typically be at one of the stages at a given time. Many skills require practice to remain at a high level of competence.
History[edit]
Management trainer Martin M. Broadwell described the model as "the four levels of teaching" in February 1969.
[1] Paul R. Curtiss and Phillip W. Warren mentioned the model in their 1973 book
The Dynamics of Life Skills Coaching.
[2] The model was used at
Gordon Training International by its employee Noel Burch in the 1970s; there it was called the "four stages for learning any new skill".
[3] Later the model was frequently attributed to
Abraham Maslow, incorrectly since the model does not appear in his major works.
[4]
Overview[edit]
The four stages suggest that individuals are initially unaware of how little they know, or unconscious of their incompetence. As they recognize their incompetence, they consciously acquire a skill, then consciously use it. Eventually, the skill can be utilized without it being consciously thought through: the individual is said to have then acquired unconscious competence.
[5]
Several elements, including helping someone "know what they don't know" or recognize a blind spot, can be compared to some elements of a
Johari window, although Johari deals with self-awareness, while the four stages of competence deals with learning stages.
Stages
The four stages are:
- Unconscious incompetenceThe individual does not understand or know how to do something and does not necessarily recognize the deficit. They may deny the usefulness of the skill. The individual must recognize their own incompetence, and the value of the new skill, before moving on to the next stage. The length of time an individual spends in this stage depends on the strength of the stimulus to learn.[5]
- Conscious incompetenceThough the individual does not understand or know how to do something, they recognize the deficit, as well as the value of a new skill in addressing the deficit. The making of mistakes can be integral to the learning process at this stage.
- Conscious competenceThe individual understands or knows how to do something. However, demonstrating the skill or knowledge requires concentration. It may be broken down into steps, and there is heavy conscious involvement in executing the new skill.[5]
- Unconscious competenceThe individual has had so much practice with a skill that it has become "second nature" and can be performed easily. As a result, the skill can be performed while executing another task. The individual may be able to teach it to others, depending upon how and when it was learned.
