FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)The Teaching Process and MethodsEasy
A student pilot has just been told by her employer that earning a private pilot certificate will lead to a promotion. She now shows up to every lesson highly motivated and eager to absorb new information. Which law of learning best explains this change in her attitude toward training?
- ALaw of Effect
- BLaw of Primacy
- CLaw of Recency
- DLaw of Readiness
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: D. Law of Readiness
The law of readiness states that people learn best when they have a purpose or reason to learn and are mentally and physically prepared to do so. The student's new external motivation makes her ready to engage fully with the material.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Effect concerns the emotional response to a learning experience, not readiness.
- B. Primacy concerns the strength of first impressions, not motivation.
- C. Recency concerns how recently something was learned, not motivation to begin.
Law of Readiness
Individuals learn best when they have a purpose, motivation, and are physically and mentally prepared to learn.
- Also called the law of motivation
- Students who see no reason to learn resist instruction
- Instructors can build readiness by explaining relevance
Memory trick: REEPIR: Readiness, Exercise, Effect, Primacy, Intensity, Recency