FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)The Teaching Process and MethodsHard
While writing a lecture on airspace classifications, an instructor organizes the material from the ground up—Class G, then E, D, C, B, and finally A—rather than by complexity or historical order. This is an example of which organizational pattern used in the development (body) of a lesson plan?
- ASpace
- BSimple to complex
- CKnown to unknown
- DTopical
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Space
The 'space' organizational pattern arranges material according to physical position or location, such as altitude, geography, or layout; organizing airspace classes from the ground up follows this spatial arrangement rather than by complexity, chronology, or topic grouping.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Simple to complex arranges material from basic to advanced concepts, not by altitude.
- C. Known to unknown starts with familiar material and moves to unfamiliar, unrelated to spatial order.
- D. Topical organizes material by subdividing a subject into related topics, not by physical arrangement.
Space Organizational Pattern
A method of organizing lesson material based on physical or spatial relationships, such as altitude, geography, or layout, within the development portion of a lesson.
- Used when the subject naturally relates to physical location
- Example: airspace classes organized by altitude
- One of several patterns used in the development (body) of a lesson plan
Memory trick: 'Top Simple Known Frequent Space Chrono' — six ways to arrange a lesson body