Grace E. Bird advanced the thesis that emphasizing speed rather than accuracy from the start yields the most effective learning, with generalization flagged as risky¶

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q1 i? Emphasis on speed rather than accuracy was argued to produce the most expeditious and effective learning, said to hold for certain industrial processes, adding, and reading. → Gates 1922

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Gates 1922¶

Gates, Arthur I. (1922). Educational psychology at the Princeton meeting of the American Psychological Association. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal_of_Educational_Psychology

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A thesis presented by Grace E. Bird (Rhode Island State College) in a conference paper; the report offers no data for it and notes "This is probably a matter in which generalization would be risky," calling for research in each school function.

"Rapid drill from the beginning 'focalizes' and initiates habit without superfluous behavior."

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