FAA Instrument Flight Instructor (FII)Instructional TechniquesHard
A CFII is teaching a new instrument maneuver using the demonstration-performance method. After explaining the maneuver and physically demonstrating it, what is the NEXT step in this teaching method before final evaluation occurs?
- AThe student performs the maneuver under the instructor's supervision
- BThe instructor repeats the demonstration a second time without student input
- CThe instructor immediately assigns a written test on the maneuver
- DThe student is sent to practice solo before any supervised attempt
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. The student performs the maneuver under the instructor's supervision
The demonstration-performance method proceeds through explanation, demonstration, student performance under instructor supervision, and finally evaluation. After the explanation and demonstration steps, the student must perform the skill while the instructor observes and corrects errors, before any independent practice or formal evaluation occurs.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Repeating the demonstration skips the essential supervised student-performance step.
- C. A written test does not fit this hands-on method's structured sequence at this stage.
- D. Sending the student to solo practice before supervised performance skips a critical safety and learning step.
Demonstration-Performance Method
A four-step teaching method: explanation, demonstration, student performance (supervised), and evaluation.
- Explanation clarifies the 'why' and 'how'
- Demonstration shows the skill correctly
- Student performs under direct supervision before evaluation
Memory trick: EDPE: Explain, Demonstrate, Perform, Evaluate