Accession Number:

AD0773472

Title:

A Computational Model of Skill Acquisition.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Sussman,Gerald Jay

Report Date:

1973-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

202.0

Abstract:

The report confronts the nature of the process of learning an intellectual skill, the ability to solve problems efficiently in a particular domain of discourse. The investigation is synthetic a computational performance model, HACKER, is displayed. HACKER is a computer problem-solving system whose performance inproves with practice. HACKER maintains performance knowledge as a library of procedures indexed by descriptions of the problem types for which the procedures are appropriate. When applied to a problem, HACKER tries to use a procedure from this Answer Library. If no procedure is found to be applicable, HACKER writes one using more general knowledge of the problem domain and of programming techniques. This new program may be generalized and added to the Answer Library. Modified author abstract

Descriptors:

• *Computer programming
• *Artificial intelligence
• Problem solving
• Skills
• Acquisition
• Compilers
• Recursive functions

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE