FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)The Teaching Process and MethodsMedium
After a student completes a soft-field landing, the flight instructor asks the student to identify their own errors and explain what should have been done differently before the instructor offers any comments. This is an example of which type of critique?
- ASelf-critique
- BWritten critique
- CSmall group critique
- DInstructor-led critique
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Self-critique
Self-critique occurs when the student is asked to evaluate their own performance before receiving instructor feedback, which helps develop the student's ability to self-assess and encourages ownership of learning.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Written critique involves documented feedback, not verbal self-assessment.
- C. Small group critique involves multiple students discussing performance together.
- D. Instructor-led critique is when the instructor primarily delivers the assessment, not the student.
Self-Critique
A critique method in which the student evaluates their own performance, promoting self-analysis and ownership of learning before instructor feedback.
- Encourages student to identify own strengths/weaknesses
- Builds self-assessment skills for future independent flying
- Often used before the instructor gives final comments
Memory trick: 'I Say, Student Writes, Group Grows, Self Sees' — Instructor, Student-led, Group, Written, Self