Plain English Meaning

Instead of lecturing, the instructor asks questions that lead the students to work out the answers themselves, while keeping the discussion on track.

Full Definition

A teaching method in which the instructor draws ideas, knowledge, and conclusions from the students through carefully planned questions, rather than delivering the information directly. The instructor acts as a facilitator, steering the conversation toward specific learning objectives while letting the students do most of the talking and thinking.

Context Anchor

Seen in flight instructor training, ground lessons, briefings, and post-flight reviews where the instructor wants the student to think through a topic instead of only listening.

Derivation

‘Guided’ comes from the Old French ‘guider,’ meaning to lead or . ‘Discussion’ comes from the Latin ‘discutere,’ meaning to examine or apart. Together they a conversation that is steered by the instructor so the group examines a topic and arrives at the conclusions.