Fundamentals of Instructing Flashcards
What is Human Behavior?
The way that people act certain ways
Why does Cfi need to know about human behavior?
Help understand a student better
What are the human basic needs that needs satisfaction before learning happens?
Physiological Security Belonging Self Esteem Cognitive Aesthetic Self-Actualization
Human needs Cognitive
Understand what is going around them
Human needs Aesthetic
Related to human emotions
What is self defense mechanism?
Subconscious ego protection
Help person to soften feelings of failure and quilt
Helps person to cope with reality
Examples to common defense mechanisms
Repression (push away) Rationalization (excuses) Denial (refuse to acknowledge) Compensation Emphasize more positive Fantasy
What is definition of anxiety and why is it important?
Felling of worry, unease, nervousness, and they affect learning process
How can you help a student to counter anxiety?
Reinforce enjoyment of flying
Teach coping with fears
Introduce maneuvers with care
What do you need to understand from student to communicate better?
Their abilities, Attitudes (willingness, active, passive) , and experiences
What are the common barriers to effective communication?
Confusion between symbol and object
Overuse of abstractions
Interference (outside factors)
Lack of common experience
How can you develop instructional skills?
Role Playing
Listening
Questions
Instructional enhancement
Techniques to become better listener:
Do not interrupt Do not judge Think before answering Be close to hear Watch nonverbal clues Beware of biases Do not insist on the last word
Main responsibilities of a flight instructor
Help students to learn Provide educate instruction Demand standard base performance Emphasize positive Ensure aviation safety Pilot supervision Practical test recommendations Pilot proficiency Responsibility to see and avoid Pre-solo flight thought process
How can an instructor ensure that the edequate level of instruction is provided?
Students are not alike
CFI needs to analyze student’s thinking, ability and personality and be ready to adjust instruction accordingly
When do you need to introduce the minimum standards?
Later. Close to practice test
How can you minimize student frustrations?
Motivate students Keep student informed Approach students as individuals Give credit when due Criticize constructively Be consistent Admit errors
Why do you need to make sure that physiological needs are met?
Negative influences such as noise, G force, sickness will prevent students learning.
Professionalism can be achieved by some characteristics?
What are they?
Sincerity Acceptance of student Personal appearance and habits Demeanor Proper language
When evaluating student performance, what are the general guidelines?
Modify instruction to students’ experience and stage development
Consider students’ mastery of elements rather than overall performance
Inform them about their progress
Dont correct immediately
How can an instructor decide if a student is ready for solo flight? And why is it important ot have a thorugh evaluation?
When a students performs without help from engine start to shut down without help.
Important because it is an evaluation of the instructor and it will make to cry
How can you improve your effectiveness?
Continue education (FAA/online sources)read
Sources of material
Obstacles during flight instruction
Feeling of unfair treatment Impatience to proceed more interesting operations Lack of interest Physical doscomfort Apathy because of inadequate instruction Anxiety
What is demonstration-performance technique?
People learn by doing
Explanation- demonstration—student performance- instruction supervision and evaluation
what is sterile cockpit rule?
Refrain from nonessential activities
How can you use distraction during the flight?
Ask determine the location of the airport on the chart
Ask to reset the clock
Ask to compute tru airspeed
Ask to look for emergency landing area
What is integrated flight instruction?
Technique to look inside instruments and outside references
What is the definition of ADM?
Aeronautical decision making process a systemic approach to the mental process to use when taking action.
Examples of learning styles (FAA -H-8083-9)
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Identify the blocks of learning you would use for a private pilot course? Part 61
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Characteristics of good written test
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