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OT? Dumbing down of society
wrote in message news:e72e9a17-5962-4973-85d5- Many pilots (way too many) commit facts to memory to get past the flight and written exams. It's rote learning, without the understanding necessary to be safe. Exams tend to encourage that sort of thing. Ironically, the FAA exams (including the Fundamentals of Instruction, which preaches the pitfalls of rote memorization) are exercises in rote learning because ASA, Gleim, etc publish the questions and answers to the written exams. I used them and scored 90s on the written exams, but I still feel like I short-changed my own aviation education, so I've taken to re-reading the Jeppeson instrument/commercial manual to reinforce my understanding of the concepts. -c |
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On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:36:43 -0600, "Neil Gould"
wrote: In the case of the Gleim materials, the wrong "answers" are also published, and learning can be enhanced by understanding why they are wrong. I found it to be very informative for the conceptual areas, though less so for the regs. King does the same in their courses. I've also found that wrong answers can often clarify my understanding. |
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On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:33:23 -0700, "Private"
wrote: There has been a lot of discussion here lately regarding the dumbing down of society in regards to stalls and flight training and piloting in general, this author shares many of the same feelings. Might want to rent a movie called "Idiocracy" Virginia - the only State with a flag rated "R" for partial nudity and graphic violence. |
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Recently, gatt posted:
wrote in message news:e72e9a17-5962-4973-85d5- Many pilots (way too many) commit facts to memory to get past the flight and written exams. It's rote learning, without the understanding necessary to be safe. Exams tend to encourage that sort of thing. Ironically, the FAA exams (including the Fundamentals of Instruction, which preaches the pitfalls of rote memorization) are exercises in rote learning because ASA, Gleim, etc publish the questions and answers to the written exams. In the case of the Gleim materials, the wrong "answers" are also published, and learning can be enhanced by understanding why they are wrong. I found it to be very informative for the conceptual areas, though less so for the regs. I used them and scored 90s on the written exams, but I still feel like I short-changed my own aviation education, so I've taken to re-reading the Jeppeson instrument/commercial manual to reinforce my understanding of the concepts. One can also take ground schools, where there is a chance to discuss the concepts in depth with instructors and students. I found them to be more helpful than just reading the text, particularly for the instrument ground school course. Neil |
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