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Developmental Staging in the Learning Process

Six Developmental Stages Towards Expertise and Mastery

This is a "generic" example of a Developmental Stages Self-Assessment. It can be applied to any area of capability or understanding by adding the relevant specifics.

Novice

• Not familiar with terminology or procedures
• May be familiar with similar skills or technologies

Advanced Beginner

• Is familiar with some procedures and techniques
• Can sometimes do simple tasks but unpredictably
• Does not understand the methods involved
• No useful work is done

Competent

• Conversant in terminology
• Can effectively use basic techniques and procedures
• Beginning to understand some methods but not the methodology
• Executes simple tasks with confidence but unevenly
• 'Automatic' skills emerging
• Breakeven point between accomplishments and mistakes

Proficient

• Productive
• Fluent in job terminology
• Executes many techniques and procedures with automaticity
• Understands and observes methodology
• Can describe how work is done and how decisions are made
• Works independently and knows personal limitations up to a point
• Biggest risks result from 'blind spot effect' and unexpected difficulties
• May tutor Novices & Beginners effectively

Expert

• Highly productive due to experience and automaticity
• Excellent estimating and predictive abilities
• Reliable application of knowledge and skills
• Knows what to do and what NOT to do
• Excellent understanding of methodology
• May coach high ability students

Master

• High degree of expertise and recognition for accomplishments
• May teach 'Experts' and mentor other Masters-in-training
• Invents new concepts/products/solutions within discipline
• Extends the discipline and has inter-disciplinary capabilities

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