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Learning Theory And Differentiation In Flight Instruction: Perceptions From Certified Flight Instructors, Bernard W. Wulle, Denise K. Whitford, Julius C. Keller

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

The pilot shortage has reached critical levels. One strategy to minimize the loss of potentially skilled pilots is to focus attention on providing flight instructors with the background knowledge to understand student learning and support student pilots as they progress through flight training programs. Within flight instruction, little or no attention has been focused on the concept of Multiple Intelligences (MI) Theory and its impact on student learning and retention. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to determine if Certified Flight Instructors (CFI) who have been provided with information about MI Theory perceived a positive relationship between their new …