Roger C. Schank
Abstract
What do people need to learn? Every curriculum committee and every training organization has at one time or another convened a committee to answer this question. Their answers are always given in terms of subjects: "more math," "telecommunication," "risk management," "company policies." But subject matter is far less important in learning than you think.
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- Teaching Diagnosis: What Do People Need to Learn?
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