Student-centered learning approach

1. Facilitating Guided Discussion and
Student Centered Learning

2. Problem Based Learning
Androgogy vs Pedagogy!!
– Psychological Age vs. Physical Age
– Role of experience and personality
– Readiness to learn is often based on
the students perceived need
Learning theory
– Behaviorism
– Cognitivism
– Constructivism
Examples
– Learning to walk!!
– Learning a language!!
– Learning to drive a car!!
– Learning to fly!!

3. Personality Type and Discussion
The I’s vs the E’s!!!!
Question
previews!!
Comebacks!!
Quick writes!!
Computer based
decision aids!!
3 by 5 Cards!!

4. Effective Questioning
Overhead
Specific
Pre-Identified
– Homework
– Issue Bin
Student constructed!!

5. Classroom Setup
Death by rows!!
Circle the wagons!!
Small groups!!
Case study and debate!!
Change to suit the
objective

6. Technology!!!
Curse or Blessing!!!!
Depends on how you
use it!!!
Shift the burden to
the learner!!
Build in
accountability!!
– Chat
– Discussion
– E-mail
– CB Decision Aids

7. Student Preparation
Case Studies
Abstracts
– Current events
– Subject related
Quick in class reads!!
Student presentations!!
– Short
– Focus
– Knowledge based
– Stage setters

8. Small Groups!!!
Multi day projects
Specific outcomes
Peer review
Leader?? / follower??

9. Thanks for your participation!!
Facilitating Guided
Discussion and Student
Centered Learning
Teaching is not always
learning!!
Students may be adult
learners without reaching
the legal drinking age!!
Thoughtful participation in
the learning process may
help.
What is the objective????

10. FITS and LCG
What is the purpose of grading?
– Identify student performance
– Reward the student
– Warn the next instructor!!!!!
– Delay the check ride until the student gets a
clue!!!!

11. Adult Learners
Andragogy assumes that the point at which an
individual achieves a self-concept of essential
self-direction is the point at which he
psychologically becomes adult.
A very critical thing happens when this occurs: the
individual develops a deep psychological need to
be perceived by others as being self-directing.

12. Learner-Centered Debriefing
Uncover/articulate their own mistakes
Recognize the limit of their own knowledge
Analyze a situation or event
Value their own observations

13. Learner-Centered
Grading
The object of scenario-based training is a
change in the thought processes, habits,
and behaviors of the students during the
planning and execution of the scenario.

14. Grading Systems Compared
Traditional Grades
– Outstanding
– Good
– Satisfactory
– Unsatisfactory
– Incomplete
Or………….
– A
– B
– C
– D
– F

15. Grading Systems Compared
Since the training is
student/learner centered
the success of the
training is measured in
the following desired
student outcomes:

16. Grading Systems Compared
FITS
Maneuvers/Skills/
Tasks Grades
– Perform
– Practice
– Explain
– Describe
– Not Observed
FITS SRM Grades
– Manage Decide
– Practice
– Explain
– Not Observed

17. Let us examine
a maneuver
Describe a crosswind landing
Explain the factors that effect a crosswind
landing
Practice a crosswind landing
Perform a crosswind landing

18. IFR Descent and Landing
The student begins the descent checklist late
and remains behind the aircraft. He swerves and
porpoises (barely within limits) down the glide
slope and eventually stabilizes the aircraft at 800
feet….then performs a beautiful landing.
– How do you handle the critique?
– What is the student’s grade?
– What is an appropriate learner centered
grade?
– What is the overall lesson grade?