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Learning theory as it applies to ground and flight instruction, including:

Behaviorism

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Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 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 ... explain how people learn. While variations abound, modern learning theories grew out of two concepts of how people learn: behaviorism and cognitive theory. Behaviorism Behaviorism explains animal and human behavior entirely in terms of observable and measurable responses to stimuli…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 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 Handbook p. 3-3
Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Learning Theory
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 behavior creates a positive consequence; a negative behavior creates ... negative consequence. The learner then makes an association between behaviors and consequences and then predicts that future behaviors will result in similar consequences. Social learning is simply learning by observation. Psychologist Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory suggests, basically, that…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 2-1
Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Definitions of Human Behavior
fulfilling the obligation. The other person may “fight” by learning techniques to deal with fear. Another definition of human behavior focuses on the typical life course of humans. This approach emphasizes human development or the successive phases of growth ... which human behavior is characterized by a distinct set of physical, physiological, and behavioral features. The thoughts, feelings, and behavior of an infant differ radically from those of a teen. Research shows that as an individual matures…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 2-1
Chapter 2: Human Behavior › Definitions of Human Behavior › Instructor and Learner Relationship
MBTI was based on Jungian theory, previous research into personality traits, and lengthy personal observations of human behavior by Myers and Briggs. They believed that much seemingly random variation in human behavior is actually quite orderly and consistent, being ... basic differences in the ways individuals prefer to use their perception and judgment. They distilled human behavior into sixteen distinct personality types. Inspired by their research, clinical psychologist and author, Dr. David Keirsey condensed their sixteen types into four groups…