Plain English Meaning
A teaching method where the instructor shows and explains a skill, then the student gradually takes over the talking and the doing until they can perform it on their own while the instructor watches and grades.
Full Definition
A four-step instructional method used in flight and skill training in which the instructor first explains and demonstrates a maneuver, then has the student talk through and perform it, gradually transferring responsibility from instructor to student. The four steps are: (1) instructor tells, instructor does; (2) student tells, instructor does; (3) student tells, student does; and (4) student does, instructor evaluates.
Context Anchor
Used in aviation training when an instructor is teaching a pilot skill, cockpit task, procedure, or maneuver step by step.
Why Pilots Care
It reduces student errors and builds safe habits by combining clear explanation with before the student attempts the task alone.