Training protocols that follow an easy-to-difficult schedule produce superior skill acquisition
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SUPPORTED
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Training protocols that progressively increase in difficulty, or curriculum-based learning, consistently enhance motor skill acquisition and performance compared to constant or unadjusted practice.
Evidence for · 3
Long-term motor skill training with individually adjusted progressive difficulty enhances learning and promotes corticospinal plasticity
2020 · cited by 45
Progessive practice with individually adjusted difficulty enhanced motor skill learning and corticospinal plasticity compared to constant difficulty.
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Capturing Skill State in Curriculum Learning for Human Skill Acquisition∗
2021 · cited by 10
Curriculum-based training theory and experiments suggest that sequenced task difficulty is key to efficient human skill acquisition.
Expediting human motor learning in high-dimensional de-novo tasks via online curriculum design
2025 · cited by 1
A model-based online curriculum design for task scheduling expedited human motor learning and improved performance in novel tasks.