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JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE 


Flight Simulation Based Case Study to Compare Student Learning, Performance and Retention


Author(s): Adeel Khalid

Citation: Adeel Khalid, (2021) "Flight Simulation Based Case Study to Compare Student Learning, Performance and Retention," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol. 21, ss. 1, pp. 125-140

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

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.