FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)The Teaching Process and MethodsEasy
During flight training, an instructor tells the student the purpose of a steep turn, describes the control inputs required, and explains common errors—before actually flying the maneuver. Which step of the demonstration-performance method is the instructor performing?
- ADemonstration
- BStudent performance
- CExplanation
- DEvaluation
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: C. Explanation
The explanation step comes first in the demonstration-performance method, where the instructor tells the student what will be done, why it is done, and how it should be performed, before physically demonstrating it.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Demonstration is the instructor physically showing the maneuver, which happens after explanation.
- B. Student performance is when the student attempts the maneuver, occurring after demonstration.
- D. Evaluation is the final assessment of the student's mastery, occurring last.
Demonstration-Performance Method
A teaching method combining an explanation and a demonstration by the instructor with practice and evaluation by the student.
- Explanation tells what/why/how before doing
- Demonstration shows the skill being performed correctly
- Student performance lets the student try it under supervision
- Evaluation assesses whether the student has mastered the skill
Memory trick: 'Explain, Demo, Do, Decide' — tell it, show it, try it, judge it