The Importance of Collecting More Data in Skill Acquisition Research

The podcast episode discusses the importance of collecting more data in skill acquisition research before engaging in theoretical debates. The hosts argue that skill acquisition research is still in the early stages, and there is a lack of consensus on empirical phenomena that all theories should explain. They emphasize the need to focus on gathering more facts and building a solid foundation of data before engaging in theoretical battles. They suggest that a large-scale coordinated effort is required to collect data across different skill acquisition tasks and contexts, which would provide a powerful constraint for theories and advance the field of skill acquisition research.