FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)The Teaching Process and MethodsMedium
During ground training, a student repeatedly practices reading and interpreting METARs until the process becomes automatic and accurate. The flight instructor notes that this repeated practice, done correctly each time, is what solidified the skill. Which law of learning does this best illustrate?
- ALaw of Effect
- BLaw of Recency
- CLaw of Readiness
- DLaw of Exercise
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: D. Law of Exercise
The law of exercise states that the things most often repeated are best remembered, and that practice must be correct to reinforce proper learning. Repeated, accurate practice of METAR interpretation exemplifies this law.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Effect concerns the emotional satisfaction from the learning experience.
- B. Recency concerns how recently the material was practiced, not repetition frequency.
- C. Readiness deals with motivation to begin learning, not repetition.
Law of Exercise
States that skills and knowledge that are practiced and repeated correctly become strengthened, while those not practiced tend to be forgotten.
- Practice must be correct to be beneficial
- Forms the basis for habit formation
- Emphasizes 'perfect practice makes perfect'
Memory trick: REEPIR: Readiness, Exercise, Effect, Primacy, Intensity, Recency