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• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 2-12
  Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Learner Emotional Reactions › Impatience

  Impatience Impatience is a greater deterrent to learning pilot skills than is generally recognized. For a learner, this may take the form of a desire to make an early solo flight, or to set out on cross-country flights before ... basic elements of flight have been learned. The impatient learner fails to understand the need for preliminary training and seeks only the ultimate objective without considering the means necessary to reach it. With every complex human endeavor, it is necessary…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 3-3
  Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Learning Theory › Behaviorism

  Motivation—the reason to reproduce an observed behavior. Various branches of learning theory are used in formal training programs to improve and accelerate the learning process. Key concepts such as desired learning outcomes, objectives of the training, and depth ... training also apply. When properly integrated, learning principles can be useful to aviation instructors and developers of instructional programs for both pilots and AMTs. Many psychologists and educators have attempted to explain how people learn. While variations abound, modern learning…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 3-2
  Chapter 3: The Learning Process › The First Flight › What is Learning?

  What is Learning? Learning can be defined in many ways: ⦁ A change in the behavior of the learner as a result of experience. The behavior can be physical and overt, or it can be intellectual or attitudinal. ⦁ The process ... which experience brings about a relatively permanent change in behavior. ⦁ The change in behavior that results from experience and practice. ⦁ Gaining knowledge or skills, or developing a behavior, through study, instruction, or experience. ⦁ The process of acquiring knowledge or skill…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 2-1
  Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Definitions of Human Behavior

  Definitions of Human Behavior The study of human behavior is an attempt to explain how and why humans function the way they do. A complex topic, human behavior is a product both of innate human nature and of individual experience ... environment. Definitions of human behavior abound, depending on the field of study. In the scientific world, human behavior is seen as the product of factors that cause people to act in predictable ways. For example, speaking in public is very…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 3-3
  Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Learning Theory

  Over time, the dog learned to associate the unique sound with receiving food and, as a result, the dog would physically respond to only the sound of the metronome. Today, this experiment is commonly referred to as Pavlov ... Operant conditioning is very similar to classical conditioning in which forming associations is the fundamental tool of learning. However, in operant conditioning, the association is made between behavior and the consequences of that behavior. In this learning method, a positive…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 3-19
  Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Characteristics of Learning › Learning Is Purposeful

  Learning Is Purposeful Each learner sees a learning situation from a different viewpoint. Each learner is a unique individual whose past experiences affect readiness to learn and understanding of the requirements involved. For example, an instructor may give two aviation ... maintenance learners the assignment of learning certain inspection procedures. One learner may catch on quickly and be able to competently present the assigned material. The combination of an aviation background and future goals may enable that learner to realize…