PLT306: The Learning Process
What code PLT306 covers, why the FAA tests it, and how to study The Learning Process before your checkride.
Recall learning process - theory / definition / levels, style, transfer of learning / incidental learning / acquiring skill
What this means for your checkride
Learning is a change in behavior that results from experience. It is often described in levels, from rote (memorizing) to understanding, application, and correlation (using knowledge in new situations). Learning also transfers between tasks and happens through all the senses, with the deeper levels being the goal of good instruction.
How people learn shapes how instructors teach, so the FAA tests the levels of learning and the theory behind them.
Instructors stop at rote memorization. The goal is correlation, where the student applies knowledge to new, unforeseen situations, not just recites facts.
Where to study it
A code on your test report is an area of deficiency. An authorized instructor must review it with you and endorse that review before you take the practical test, and the examiner may revisit it during the oral. Study it until you can explain it out loud, not just recognize the answer.