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on your conscious competence learning model webpage... I've
heard of one that belongs - I think it was called "re-conscious
competence." It indicates a stage where you can operate with
fluency yourself on an instinctive level, but are ALSO able to
articulate what you are doing for yourself and others. That stage
takes attention to process at a meta-cognitive level. Many people
never reach it - we all know experts who can't tell you how
they're doing what they're doing. (Linda Gilbert, Ph.D., May
2004) If you can shed further light on origins of this thinking
please get in touch.
And from John Addy, Aug 2004: "I suggest the 5th stage can be
'complacency.' That is, when the person continues to practise the
skill which has become automatic and second nature, but, over
time, allows bad habits to form. For example, an exemplary
driver makes a silly mistake. Or, a trainer, believing himself or
herself to be an expert, fails to prepare adequately for a training
session and drops a clanger. These are the dangers of thinking
you can do something so easily, you become complacent.
Complacency can also cause problems if the person doesn't keep
up-to-date with the skill. As techniques and approaches move
forward, the person remains behind using set methods which
have perhaps become stale, out-dated or less relevant to today.
In each case above the person must reassess personal
competence (perhaps against a new standard) and step back to
the conscious competence stage until mastery is attained once
again. Complacency provides a useful warning to those who
think they have reached the limit of mastery. It can also
encourage people to search for continuous improvement." (John
Addy, Aug 2004)

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