Definition of Learning Process

Introduction

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 (AMTs) need to acquire the higher levels of knowledge and skill, including the ability to exercise judgment and solve problems. The challenge for the aviation instructor is to understand how people learn, and more importantly, to be able to apply that knowledge to the learning environment.

T & D designers need some learning theory upon which to base the activities they specify in the learning system they create. Professional instructors need some theoretical basis from which to operate. Consultants and administrators serve as change agents for the client organization –and to change, they need a theory about learning.