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Cristina Fernández de Castro Ayora
Cristina Fernández de Castro Ayora
It is a term for practical knowledge on how to accomplish something, as opposed to know-what(facts), knowwhy (science), or know-who (communication). Knowhow is often tacit knowledge, which means that is difficult to transfer to another person by means of writing it down or verbalising it. Knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise. The knowledge and skill required to do something correctly.
Skills and know-how depend more on the ability to carry out procedures than on declarative knowledge, but this skill may be facilitated by forms of existential competence ( for example relaxed attitude or tension in carrying out a task)
When one is learning to drive: Initially requires an explicit break-down of conscious and verbalisable operations And the acquisition of certain facts Which one does not have consciously think about once one knows how to drive
When one is learning to drive, one generally needs a high level of concentration (risk of failure, of appearing incompetent). Once the skills have been mastered, the driver can be expected to be much more at ease and self-confident