1 / 11

Skill – an introduction

Skill – an introduction. Nada Khreisheh. What is Skill?. Photos: Whitlock 2011. What is Skill?. 1: A ) the ability to use one's knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance B ) dexterity or coordination especially in the execution of learned physical tasks 2 :

kamana
Download Presentation

Skill – an introduction

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Skill – an introduction Nada Khreisheh

  2. What is Skill? Photos: Whitlock 2011

  3. What is Skill? • 1: • A) the ability to use one's knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance • B) dexterity or coordination especially in the execution of learned physical tasks • 2: • a learned power of doing something competently : a developed aptitude or ability (Merriam-Webster 2012)

  4. Types of Skill • Skill can be divided into 2 separate areas of understanding and ability: • Connaissance (Knowledge). • Savoir-faire (Know-how). • Identified by Pelegrin in relation to flintknapping (1990). • Connaissance – understanding of how a task should be performed, mental image of intended object, understanding of technical stages that must be performed. • Savoir-faire – physical ability to carry out a task, possession of necessary motor skills and ability to adapt these as needed.

  5. Skill Aquisition • Learning: • Observation • Emulation • Teaching • Practice

  6. Skill Acquisition • Teaching: • Observation • Demonstration • Scaffolding • Archaeological evidence: • Spatial evidence • Artifactual evidence

  7. Skill Acquisition • Aptitude/natural abilities: • Motor skills • Spatial abilities • Intelligence • Age • Sex • Size/weight/strength

  8. Why is this important for archaeologists? • Interpreting behaviour • Understanding archaeological remains. • Identifying children. • Understanding social structure. • Identifying craft specialisation.

  9. Why is this important for experimental archaeologists? • Craft skills • Understanding technology from artefacts • Time factors • Learning/teaching methods • Project Development – identifying highly skilled craftspeople

  10. Conclusion • Skill is an important concept for archaeologists. • Studying it can help us get a better understanding of human behaviour from archaeological remains. • It is a key issue for experimental archaeologists demonstrating craft skills and planning experimental projects. References: Pelegrin, J. 1990: Prehistoric lithic technology: some aspects of research, Archaeological Review from Cambridge. 9 (1), 116-25. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skill

More Related