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

Cognitive Theory

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Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 3-4
Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Learning Theory › Cognitive Theory
Cognitive Theory Cognitive theory focuses on what is going on inside the mind. It is more concerned with cognition (the process of thinking and learning)—knowing, perceiving, problem-solving, decision-making, awareness, and related intellectual activities—than with stimulus ... events of the learner. Much of the recent psychological thinking and experimentation in education includes some facets of the cognitive theory. Theories of cognitive learning were established by psychologists and educators such as John Dewey, Jean Piaget, Benjamin Bloom…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 3-5
Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Cognitive Theory › Information Processing Theory
Figure 3-4. Bloom’s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain. Continued research into cognitive theory has led to theories such as information processing and constructivism. This is the basis of the organizing a lesson methods discussed in Chapter ... Theory Information processing theory uses a computer system as a model for human learning. The human brain processes incoming information, stores and retrieves it and generates responses to the information. This involves a number of cognitive processes: gathering and representing…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 3-5
Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Cognitive Theory › Constructivism
Constructivism A derivative of cognitive theory, constructivism is a philosophy of learning that holds that learners do not acquire knowledge and skills passively but actively build or construct them based on their experiences. As implied by its name, constructivism emphasizes…
Aviation Instructor's Handbook p. 3-6
Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Cognitive Theory › Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) The constructivist theory of learning explains and supports the learning of HOTS, which is commonly called aeronautical decision-making (ADM) in aviation. HOTS lie in the last three levels on Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning ... aviation accidents is the absence of higher order thinking skills (see Appendix E). HOTS are taught like other cognitive skills, from simple to complex and from concrete to abstract. To teach HOTS effectively involves strategies and methods that include…