Self-directed learning in adaptive training systems: A proposition for shared control

Abstract

In aviation, Air-Traffic Control professionals must be able to adapt to continuing changes in technologies. Professionals in such an environment must learn how to act upon the changes and they must learn how to maintain expertise to meet the skills required in the changed situation. As a consequence they should be able to indentify and study learning materials that fit their learning needs and meet their set learning goals. Learners are called self-directed learners when they can formulate own learning needs, set own learning goals, and can identify human and material resources for an optimal learning process. These skills can be defined as selfdirected learning (SDL) skills and training of these skills is desired. We focus on SDL skills learners need to develop and we plead for a shared controlled adaptive training system which can support the development of these skills.