Flight simulation based case study to compare student learning, performance and retention
Department
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-23-2021
Abstract
Student learning and retention as a function of the mode of teaching is analyzed in this study. Different groups of students are given information about aircraft flight operations either via lecture, through directed study, a combination of the two or through a pre-recorded flight demonstration video. Their level of learning is assessed by evaluating how well they fly an aircraft and perform a predefined mission using a flight simulator. Scores of different groups are compared qualitatively and quantitatively and students are surveyed after the flight. It is found that students that learn through watching a demonstration video tend to perform better than all other groups. Additionally, it is discovered that students that have access to literature beforehand and receive a lecture prior to the flight perform better than those that only review the literature or only receive a lecture before the simulation. So a combination of teaching modes tend to reinforce the concepts and therefore increases student performance. Also, the efficacy of the hands-on learning in a laboratory environment is discussed.
Journal Title
Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice
Journal ISSN
21583595
Volume
21
Issue
1
First Page
125
Last Page
140
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.33423/jhetp.v21i1.4043