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• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 3-35
  Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Memory

  memory works, a widely accepted model has three components: sensory memory, short-term memory (STM), and long-term memory (LTM…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 3-36
  Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Memory › Short-Term Memory (STM)

  Short-Term Memory (STM) Short-term memory is the part of the memory system where information is stored for roughly 30 seconds, after which it may rapidly fade or be consolidated into long-term memory, depending on the individual ... priorities. Several common steps help retention in STM. These include rehearsal or repetition of the information and sorting or categorization into systematic chunks. The sorting process is usually called coding or chunking. A key limitation of STM is that…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 3-36
  Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Memory › Long-Term Memory (LTM)

  Long-Term Memory (LTM) LTM is relatively permanent storage of unlimited information, and it is possible for memories in LTM to remain there for a lifetime. What is stored in LTM affects a person’s perceptions of the world ... affects what information in the environment is noticed. Information that passes from STM to LTM typically has some significance attached to it. For example, imagine how difficult it would be for a pilot to forget the first…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 3-27
  Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Types of Practice › Random Practice

  practicing the same drill until the movement becomes automatic. Doing the same task over and over leads to better short-term performance, but poorer long-term learning. It tends to fool not only the learner but the instructor into thinking ... been well learned. While blocked practice enhances current performance, it does not improve either concept learning or retrieval from long-term memory. [Figure 3-19] Figure 3-19. Pilot practices cross-wind landings repeatedly to improve performance. Random Practice Random…

• Aviation Instructor's Handbookp. 3-36
  Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Memory › Sensory Memory

  Sensory Memory Sensory memory is the part of the memory system that receives initial stimuli from the environment and processes them according to the individual’s preconceived concept of what is important. Other factors can influence the reception of information ... sensory memory. For example, if the input is dramatic and impacts more than one of the five senses, that information is more likely to make an impression. The sensory memory processes stimuli from the environment within seconds, discards what…