Studying the Aviation Instructor's Handbook tips

Muff3n

Muff3n

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Hey guys,

I am currently working on learning the aviation instructors handbook for the CFI. I have Sheppard air for the written exams so I am not worried about that. The main thing I would like some advice on is a good technique for absorbing the loads of very dry (yet I still find interesting) material in the aviation instructors handbook. Did you guys read it numerous times or outline it or what? Just looking for some study tips for learning it for the oral and actual application. I really appreciate any advice you guys would give.


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What's worked for me:

Rote: Get the lists of acronyms for FOI. Memorize them.
Understanding: After you memorize them, be able to describe each item.
Application: Be able to describe scenarios for items.
Correlation: During practice instruction or oral quizzing, be able to assess what the student is doing and relate that behavior to the appropriate FOI element.

Simple example - I memorized RUAC for the levels of learning. Then I am able to tell you "rote" is a basic level of learning and is essentially memorization. Then I can describe examples of rote memorization. Finally, I can ask a student an aircraft limit, he can spit it out verbatim, and I can identify that as rote learning.
 
While alot of it seems like rote BS (and you'll need to learn it at that level in order to get through the written), it is common sense that is actually true. I've noticed alot of it to hold true with students I have flown with over the past year (especially the defense mechanisms..).
 
Ian J said:
What's worked for me:

Rote: Get the lists of acronyms for FOI. Memorize them.
Understanding: After you memorize them, be able to describe each item.
Application: Be able to describe scenarios for items.
Correlation: During practice instruction or oral quizzing, be able to assess what the student is doing and relate that behavior to the appropriate FOI element.

Simple example - I memorized RUAC for the levels of learning. Then I am able to tell you "rote" is a basic level of learning and is essentially memorization. Then I can describe examples of rote memorization. Finally, I can ask a student an aircraft limit, he can spit it out verbatim, and I can identify that as rote learning.
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And then there is REEPIR for the laws of learning, RID for how people forget stuff and so on. Here is a link to a bunch of FOI acronyms:

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/cfi-acronyms.html
 
I feel ya, brother. I don't feel like I'm ever going to be ready for the CFI practical. You just don't realize how much goes into preparing for it until you actually start.
 
I tried to relate pretty much everything to a flying situation with a student and that made it a bit easier for me to memorize all the acronyms. I know a lot of the stuff in there has examples relating to aviation maintenance technicians which doesn't exactly help when your training to become a CFI..
 
A heads up also, they changed the CFI PTS December 1st. Looks like they reworded a lot of the FOI stuff.
 
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