Peripheral vision: expertise in real world contexts.

Hubert L Dreyfus; Stuart E Dreyfus

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Peripheral vision: expertise in real world contexts.

May 18, 2005

Dreyfus HL, Dreyfus SE. Organization Studies. 2005;26(5).

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The authors describe a five-stage model of acquiring expertise and applying it to diagnostic and surgical skill development. They advocate that learning is achieved by taking responsibility for mistakes.

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