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skill theory

skill theory Skill theory is a view of cognitive development in which abilities for acting and thinking, including speech and gesture, become more complex through ordered layers of growth.

Skill theory is a view of cognitive development in which abilities for acting and thinking, including speech and gesture, become more complex through ordered layers of growth. More advanced abilities are formed by coordinating simpler ones across sensorimotor, representational, and abstract forms, and this progression is not strictly straight-line.