Do you know if there is an experimental literature on the more general topic of "skill acquisition and improvement"?
(I think you may be underestimating the value of deliberate practice, but if you don't like that, read the Handbook as well.)
Funnily enough, I just linked someone on IRC about that topic... I plan to start with page 43 of http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND_MG1120.pdf and see where the citations lead me.
Oh sorry, I do strongly suspect that deliberate practice is useful for skill improvement from at low to moderate levels, I am just curious what kinds are best and interested in seeing more experimental results (though maybe ericsson does this, I haven't finished).
The last prize, for the best literature review of spaced repetition, was moderately successful, inspiring a pretty good review of the academic literature on spaced repetition. I am interested in experimenting more with prizes, but I would like to get input other people's input: what are other good topics for future prizes?
The topic should be: