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  • Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Aviation Instructor Responsibilities › Helping Learners

    Helping Learners Learning should be an enjoyable experience. By making each lesson a pleasurable experience, the instructor helps the learner maintain a high level of motivation. This does not mean the instructor sacrifices standards of performance to make things easy ... devote more effort to activities that bring rewards. The use of standards, and measurement against standards, is key to helping learners. Meeting standards holds its own satisfaction for learners. People want to feel capable; they are proud of the successful…

  • Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Insight

    steps in fostering the development of insight. Acquiring Knowledge Part of an aviation instructor’s job is helping learners acquire knowledge. In this context, knowledge refers to information that humans are consciously aware of and can articulate. For example, knowledge ... knowledge, a progression of how learners acquire knowledge. Some practical considerations about learning new knowledge and instructor actions that help learners acquire knowledge are summarized…

  • Chapter 7: Planning Instructional Activity › Scenario-Based Training (SBT) › Duties, Responsibilities, and Authority of the Aviation Instructor

    authority of the aviation instructor include the following: 1. Orient new learners to the SBT approach. 2. Help the learner become a confident planner and a critical self-evaluator of performance. 3. Help the learner understand the knowledge requirements present ... real world applications. 4. Diagnose learning difficulties and help the individual overcome them. 5. Evaluate learner progress and maintain appropriate records. 6. Provide continuous review of learning. The aviation instructor is the key to the success of SBT. Remember…

  • Chapter 6: Assessment › Scenario-Based Training

    authority of the flight instructor include the following: ⦁ Orient new learners to the scenario-based training system. ⦁ Help the learner become a confident planner and in-flight manager of each flight and a critical evaluator of their own performance. ⦁ Help…

  • Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism › Aviation Instructor Responsibilities

    Chapter 8: Aviation Instructor Responsibilities and Professionalism Introduction Since learners look to aviation instructors as role models, it is important that instructors not only know how to teach, but that they project a knowledgeable and professional image. This chapter addresses ... knowledge. Previous chapters have discussed how people learn, the teaching process, and teaching methods. To summarize in brief, instructors help learners meet and exceed established standards. Instructors measure learner performance against those standards and give positive reinforcement along…

  • Chapter 3: The Learning Process › Cognitive Theory › Scenario-Based Training (SBT)

    whether the decision led to the best possible outcome and challenges the learner to consider other solutions. SBT scenarios help learners better understand the decisions they have to make and also helps focus the learner on the decisions and consequences ... used to train people in everything from emergency response to hotel management. The strength of SBT lies in helping the learner gain a deeper understanding of the information and in the learner improving his or her ability to recall…