Definition
In the demonstration-performance training method, a teaching step in which the instructor performs a skill or procedure while the student observes, so the student can see exactly how the task is correctly carried out before attempting it themselves.
Plain English
The instructor shows the student how to do something so the student can watch and learn before trying it.
Context Anchor
Used in the demonstration-performance training method, where an instructor first shows a task and then the learner practices it.
Derivation
From the Latin demonstrare, meaning 'to point out' or 'to show clearly.' That original sense fits the training use directly: the instructor is pointing out how the task is done.
Why Pilots Care
A clear demonstration gives the student a correct mental model to copy. A sloppy or rushed demonstration teaches the wrong habits before the student has flown a single attempt.
Intuition Check
Do not read demonstration here as just “explaining” or “proving” something. In this training context, it means actually showing the task clearly enough that the learner can see how it is done.
Example Sentence 1
Before the student attempted steep turns, the instructor flew a demonstration to show the correct bank angle and pitch control.
Example Sentence 2
After watching the demonstration, the student attempted the same maneuver from the right seat.