FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)The Learning ProcessEasy
A flight instructor notices that a student pilot is distracted by personal financial problems and shows little enthusiasm for the day's lesson on stalls. According to the laws of learning, this situation most directly illustrates a violation of which law?
- ALaw of Readiness
- BLaw of Effect
- CLaw of Exercise
- DLaw of Recency
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Law of Readiness
The Law of Readiness states that people learn best when they are physically, mentally, and emotionally ready to learn. A student distracted by outside problems is not ready to learn, regardless of how well the material is presented.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Law of Effect deals with reactions of pleasure or displeasure to learning, not readiness to learn.
- C. Law of Exercise concerns repetition strengthening learning, not initial willingness to learn.
- D. Law of Recency concerns how recently something was practiced, not the student's mental state.
Law of Readiness
One of the classic laws of learning stating that individuals learn best when they are physically, mentally, and emotionally ready to learn.
- Part of Thorndike's laws of learning
- Applies to both instructor and student
- Cannot be forced by the instructor
Memory trick: REEPIR: Readiness, Exercise, Effect, Primacy, Intensity, Recency