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FOI — Learning Theory carries 10% of the FAA CFI writtens: Flight Instructor blueprint used in this course, the second-largest of its 13 weighted areas. It spans 14 concepts. The course teaches it in 1 study unit: Learning Theory (FOI).

What FOI — Learning Theory covers

  • What are the six Laws of Learning, and what mnemonic covers them? — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • Define the Law of Primacy. — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • Define the Law of Recency. — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • Define the Law of Exercise. — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • Define the Law of Intensity. — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • What are the four Levels of Learning in order from lowest to highest, and what is the goal level? — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • Distinguish Rote from Understanding as levels of learning. — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • Name the three Domains of Learning and the informal 'think-feel-do' shortcut. — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • Describe the three-stage memory model used in aviation instruction. — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • Name the four theories of forgetting covered in the Aviation Instructor's Handbook. — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • Distinguish positive transfer of learning from negative transfer. — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • Name the eight defense mechanisms and define rationalization and projection, the two most confusable. — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and why does it matter to flight instruction? — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision
  • What role does anxiety play in flight instruction, and how does it differ from normal stress? — FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision

Official references for FOI — Learning Theory

  • FAA-H-8083-9B Aviation Instructor's Handbook (current revision

In the app this area comes with 14 memory cards and 18 module-quiz questions and is part of the free starting modules.

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