FAA Fundamentals of Instructing (FOI)The Learning ProcessMedium
During a ground lesson on aerodynamics, a flight instructor uses a detailed 3D animated simulation to demonstrate airflow over a wing at various angles of attack, clearly showing the formation of lift and drag. The instructor emphasizes the vividness and realism of the simulation. Which law of learning is the instructor primarily trying to leverage?
- ALaw of Exercise
- BLaw of Recency
- CLaw of Primacy
- DLaw of Intensity
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Correct answer: D. Law of Intensity
The Law of Intensity states that a vivid, dramatic, or exciting learning experience teaches more than a routine or boring experience. Using a detailed 3D animated simulation to make abstract concepts clear and realistic directly leverages this law.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Law of Exercise emphasizes that repetition and practice strengthen learning.
- B. Law of Recency states that things learned most recently are best remembered.
- C. Law of Primacy states that things learned first create a strong, often unshakeable, impression.
Law of Intensity
One of Thorndike's laws of learning, stating that a vivid, dramatic, or exciting learning experience teaches more than a routine or boring experience.
- Engages multiple senses
- Creates stronger memories
- Increases attention and retention
Memory trick: REEPIR: Readiness, Exercise, Effect, Primacy, Intensity, Recency