Assignment 2 Saint Cloud State University
Aviation 497
Ariunbold Ariguun
To learn is to acquire knowledge or skill. Learning also may involve a change in attitude or behavior. Children learn to identify objects at an early age; teenagers may learn to improve study habits; and adults can learn to solve complex problems. Pilots and aviation maintenance technicians need to acquire the higher levels of knowledge and skill, including the ability to exercise judgment and solve problems. The ability to learn is one of the most outstanding human characteristics. Learning occurs continuously throughout a person 's lifetime. To define learning, it is necessary to analyze what happens to the individual. For example, an individual 's way of perceiving, thinking, feeling, and doing may change as a result of a learning experience. Thus, described by Dr. Benjamin Bloom, learning can be defined as a change in behavior as a result of experience. This can be physical and overt, or it may involve complex intellectual or attitudinal changes which affect behavior in more subtle ways. In spite of numerous theories and contrasting views, psychologists generally agree on many common characteristics of learning Aviation students need a good understanding of the general characteristics of learning in order to apply them in a learning situation. If learning is a change in behavior as a result of experience, then instruction must include a careful and systematic creation of those experiences that promote learning. This process can be quite complex because, among other things, an individual 's background strongly influences the way that person learns. To be effective, the learning situation also should be purposeful, based on experience, multifaceted, and involve an active process. Each student sees a learning situation from a different viewpoint. Each student is a unique individual whose past experiences affect readiness to learn and understanding
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