More and more jobs now require formal skills training in different work environments. (coverlettersandresume.com)
These all promote the view that comprehension depends on having formal skills rather than broad knowledge. (aft.org)
Spelke, an expert in cognitive development among children, notes that around age 5, children «transition from developing knowledge in a common - sense, spontaneous manner, to going to school, where they have to start grappling with formal subjects and building formal skills.» (sciencedaily.com)