FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)Planning Instructional Activity and Instructor ResponsibilitiesEasy
An instructor is writing a broad statement describing what an entire private pilot training program is intended to accomplish by the time the student is ready for the checkride, rather than what happens in any single lesson. This statement is best described as a...
- Acourse objective
- Bcompletion standard
- Clesson objective
- Dstage check requirement
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. course objective
A course objective states the overall outcome the entire course of training is designed to achieve. Lesson objectives are narrower and apply to a single period of instruction, completion standards are measurable performance criteria, and a stage check is an evaluation event, not a statement of intent.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Completion standards measure performance, they don't state overall intent.
- C. A lesson objective applies to one lesson, not the whole course.
- D. A stage check is an evaluation event, not an objective statement.
Course Objective
A broad statement describing the overall outcome an entire course of training is designed to produce.
- Sits at the top of the objectives hierarchy
- Broken down into stage and lesson objectives
- Guides development of the training syllabus
Memory trick: Course objective = the Cap on top of the whole mountain climb.