A DUAL-PHASE MODEL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNING-PROCESS IN INDUSTRIAL TASKS

A new dual-phase model for learning industrial tasks is presented, bas ed on the combined effects of cognitive and motor processes. The model proposes that cognitive elements dominate learning during the early c ycles, whereas motor elements dominate the learning process as the num ber of repetitions becomes large. The implication is that the observed learning slope is a variable whose value gradually increases as exper ience is gained. Experimental studies are described whose results supp ort the behavior of the dual-phase learning model.