This feature saves the instructional designer time as it provides learners with the greatest chance of learning fully the intended concepts. It refers to the observation that experts in many fields spend years developing their skills by practicing component parts of their repertoire. It is probably called deliberate because it involves selective practice of component parts of the final repertoire, and therefore differs from simply performing the final behavior over and over. The method follows a logical analysis of concepts and procedures, and presents to the learner examples and non-examples in an instructional sequence that fosters rapid concept learning. Endurance refers to the tendency for a learned performance to occur for extended periods of time, and for high quality performances to be maintained under unusual or distracting circumstances.
Endurance seems to result when a performance is practiced until both accuracy and speed are high.
It is said that fluent performances show greater retention , better endurance , and greater application . The method combines elements of Precision Teaching , Direct Instruction , Personalized System of Instruction . The method has been shown to produce faster than average learning with populations of learners normally thought to be incapable of even average performance. At Morningside Academy in Seattle, Washington, Johnson provides parents of children a money back guarantee if their children do not show learning rates twice that expected of normal children. A graphic of a ThinkFast for Windows Card .