Plain English Meaning

A way of teaching where the student does most of the active work — thinking, questioning, problem-solving — and the instructor acts more like a coach than a lecturer. The training is shaped around the student rather than the student fitting into a fixed lesson.

Full Definition

An instructional approach in which the learner — not the instructor — is the focus of the training process. The instructor guides, supports, and challenges the learner while the learner takes an active role in setting goals, asking questions, working through problems, and applying knowledge. Learning activities, pace, and content emphasis are shaped around the individual learner's needs, prior experience, and goals rather than being delivered uniformly from the front of the room.

Context Anchor

Seen in aviation instructor training, especially in lessons where a student pilot works through realistic flying problems instead of only to a .