microskill
Tiny learned ability
A microskill is a small, specific, learnable component of a larger ability.
Complex tasks like teaching, counseling, or public speaking can be broken into discrete microskills—making eye contact, asking open-ended questions, pausing for effect—each practiced individually before being integrated into fluid performance.
The term appears most often in professional training contexts.
Stated instructional aim
- moduleIndependent functional component
- lessonUnit of teaching
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
rubric · standard · outcome · pedagogy · instruction · tutorial · demonstration · feedback
Dividing into manageable parts
- drillHole-boring device
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- repetitionAct of redoing
- masteryComplete skill or control
competency · subskill · building block · foundation · incremental · scaffolding · deliberate practice · spaced repetition
Learning new work abilities
- reskillingLearning new work capabilities
- competencySufficient ability for something
- credentialProof of qualification
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
certification · portfolio · employability · workforce · career · LinkedIn · resume · transferable
Skilled way of performing
- formShape or document
- drillHole-boring device
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- gripSecure manual hold
stance · timing · coordination · agility · precision · mechanics · muscle memory · repetition
learning objective
Stated instructional aim
- moduleIndependent functional component
- lessonUnit of teaching
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
assessment · rubric · standard · outcome · pedagogy · instruction · tutorial · demonstration · feedback · scaffolding
chunking
Dividing into manageable parts
- drillHole-boring device
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- repetitionAct of redoing
mastery · competency · subskill · building block · foundation · incremental · scaffolding · deliberate practice · spaced repetition · automaticity
upskilling
Learning new work abilities
- reskillingLearning new work capabilities
- competencySufficient ability for something
- credentialProof of qualification
badge · certification · portfolio · employability · workforce · career · LinkedIn · resume · transferable · technical
technique
Skilled way of performing
grip · stance · timing · coordination · agility · precision · mechanics · muscle memory · repetition · coach