We explain what the technique is and what its characteristics are. Also, its history, examples and what types of techniques exist.
What is the technique?
With the word technique (from the Greek tekhne“art, craft”) we normally refer to the set of rules, procedures and/or protocols that are implemented to meet an objective determined and concrete. This concept can be applied to various areas, from art, computing and sports, to science and practically any human activity.
The techniques They are characterized by depending on practice and continuous exercise . They require certain types of skills and abilities, whether intellectual, physical or otherwise; as well as the use of specialized tools.
That is to say, mastery of a specific technique can be transmitted through practice and using the appropriate materials, although it is possible to achieve the objective without them, through the application of creativity and inventiveness.
The concept of technique is also linked to technology, which is the scientific study of technique and its improvement.
History of the technique
The technique It is an exclusive capacity of humans and some higher primates. able to understand and use simple tools. However, in the case of humanity, the technique has changed over the centuries, starting with the stone tools of prehistoric humanity, to the metalworking of antiquity.
Human technology changes along with scientific development and the accumulation of knowledge. to the point that both disciplines feed off each other and drive their innovation. Thus, it is possible to create new tools that in turn allow new discoveries, and so on. This scientific-technical duo is technology.
Types of techniques
The techniques can be thousands depending on the specific area to which they refer. We can talk about: research techniques, study, teaching, object manufacturing, artistic, sports and a gigantic etcetera. The choice of one technique or another will depend on the objective that we have set beforehand.
Examples of techniques
Some examples of techniques are:
- Soccer techniques. This is known as the methodology that a soccer player or a team of them follows during the exercise of this sport, and that depending on its effectiveness may translate into greater or lesser success.
- Study techniques. This is the name given to the methodology of research, retention and assimilation of knowledge that a student or several of them put into practice, in order to learn more and better. Depending on the one chosen, one or other activities may be used, such as summaries, exhibitions, etc.
- Sculptural techniques. They refer to the ways of sculpting, that is, of making a sculpture. They are used by artists depending on the instruments and materials used, as well as the step-by-step procedure to obtain a sculpture of a certain style.
- Reading techniques. This is what we call the different protocols through which it is possible to read, generally seeking to do it faster and faster, as in speed reading methods, or simply for the reader to retain the greatest possible amount of what has been read.
- Interrogation techniques. They are carried out by the police when extracting information from criminals detained or in custody. Some techniques may be more humane than others, and therefore some are legal and others are not, but they are still technical.
References
- “Technique” in Wikipedia.
- “Technique” in ECYT-AR, Encyclopedia of sciences and technologies in Argentina.
- “Technique, -co” in Dictionary of the Spanish Language of the Royal Spanish Academy.
- “Technique” in Herder Encyclopedia.
