VanLehn, K. (1996). Cognitive skill acquisition. In J. Spence, J. Darly & D. J. Foss (Eds.), Annual Review of Psychology, Volume 42. Annual Reviews: Palo Alto, CA. pp. 513-539.

Cognitive skills acquisition is acquiring the ability to solve problems in intellectual tasks, where success is determined more by the subjects' knowledge than their physical prowess. This chapter reviews reseach conducted in the last ten years on cognitive skill acquisition. It covers the initial stages of acquiring a single principle or rule, the initial stages of acquiring a collection of interacting pieces of knowledge, and the final stages of acquiring a skill, wherein practice causes increases speed and accuracy.

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