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abstract: 'In this paper I will present a detailed ACT-R model of how the task-specific knowledge for a new, complex task is learned. The model is capable of acquiring its knowledge through experience, using a declarative representation that is gradually compiled into a procedural representation. The model exhibits several characteristics that concur with Fitt’s theory of skill learning, and can be used to show that individual differences in working memory capacity initially have a large impact on performance, but that this impact diminished after sufficient experience. Some preliminary experimental data support these findings.'
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confdates: August 19-21
conference: 21th annual conference of the cognitive science society
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  - family: Taatgen
    given: Niels A.
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date: 1999
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keywords: 'cognitive modelling, cognitive modeling, ACT-R, skill learning, scheduling, working memory, working memory capacity, individual differences, procedural memory'
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  - cog-psy
  - comp-sci-art-intel
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title: A model of learning task-specific knowledge for a new task
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