Workplace learning and the metacognitive functions of routines

In the face of research that shows that workplace knowledge and learning are highly contextual, calls for the teaching of generalizable skills for the workplace have been widespread. While the authors reject the usefulness of teaching generalizable skills, they believe that there are commonalities i...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of workplace learning 2003-06, Vol.15 (3), p.94-104
Hauptverfasser: Munby, Hugh, Versnel, Joan, Hutchinson, Nancy L, Chin, Peter, Berg, Derek H
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In the face of research that shows that workplace knowledge and learning are highly contextual, calls for the teaching of generalizable skills for the workplace have been widespread. While the authors reject the usefulness of teaching generalizable skills, they believe that there are commonalities in workplace knowledge that can be taught. These commonalities are related to metacognition rather than simple cognition, and the approach in this paper is to explore the potential of metacognitive instruction for workplace learning. Specifically, the concept of routines is used to develop an instructional theory derived from the inherent metacognitive functions of routines themselves. The paper draws upon contemporary cognitive theory and on recent research on workplace learning, and it builds on studies the authors have conducted on learning in the workplace and on the observation of routines at work.
ISSN:1366-5626
1758-7859
DOI:10.1108/13665620310468432