The Teaching Process

Question 1

Essential Teaching Skills

Answer 1

(PAMS)

o P – People Skills (relate well to people)
o A – Assessment Skills (before training, during training, after training. giving
effective assessments)
o M – Management Skills (ability to plan, organize, lead, supervise)
o S – Subject Matter Expertise (high level of skill in a particular are)

Question 2

Essential Parts to a Lesson Plan

Answer 2

(OEESIC)

o O – Objective
o E – Elements
o E - Equipment
o S – Student Actions
o I – Instructor Actions
o C – Completion Standards

Question 3

Characteristics of a Well Planned Lesson

Answer 3

(US PFR C)

o Unity - (all flows together)
o Scope - (tailored to one specific topic)
o Practical - (reasonable within knowledge of student)
o Flexible - (can be easily adjusted to different students).
o Relates To Course of Training
o Contains The 4 Instructional Steps (PPAR)
▪ Preparation
▪ Presentation
▪ Application
▪ Review and Evaluation

Question 4

Organization of Material

Answer 4

(IDC)

o Introduction (AMO) (sets the stage)
▪ A – Attention (story or video clip)
▪ M – Motivation (reason why the info is important)
▪ O – Overview (clear objectives and key ideas)

o D – Development
▪ Past To Present
▪ Simple To Complex
▪ Known to Unknown
▪ Most Frequent To Least Used

o C – Conclusion
▪ Retraces Important Elements

Question 5

Training Delivery Methods

Answer 5

(LG ECC DD)

o L – Lecture Method (IBFIT) (most effective with instructionals aids and training
devices)
▪ I – illustrated talk
▪ B – Briefing
▪ F – Formal
▪ I – Informal
▪ T – Teaching Lecture
o G – Guided Discussion (active participation of learners, ask questions)
o E – eLearning
o C – Cooperative Or Group Learning
o C – Computer Assisted Learning Method
o D – Demonstration Performance (EDSIE)
▪ E – (Instructor) Explains
▪ D – (Instructor) Demonstrates
▪ S – (Student) Performs
▪ I – (Instructor) Supervises
▪ E – (Instructor) Evaluates
o D – Drill and Practice Method

Question 6

Problem Based Learning (Backbone of the ACS) (SCC)

Answer 6

o Scenario-Based Training Method (not a test, more than one answer, will
promote situational awareness and opportunities for decision making)
o Collaborative Problem-Solving Method (2 or more working together to solve a
problem)
o Case Study Method (NTSB great resource)

Question 7

Guidelines for Effective Instructional Aids

Answer 7

(CG OS)

o C – Clearly Establish The Lesson Objective
o G – Gather Necessary Data
o O – Organize The Material Into An Outline Or Lesson Plan
o S – Select The Ideas To Be Supported With The Instructional Aids