PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING
INSTRUCTORS EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● During learning, what three domains of behavior are shaped?
Answer: Attitude, skills, and knowledge.
●● The complex skills of diving are best acquired by practice and
development of techniques and their continued use and expansion
throughout training in a process called:
Answer: over-learning.
●● A good way to get and keep students involved in the lesson is to:
Answer: regularly ask questions on the subject of the presentation.
●● Which of the following is a correctly worded performance
component of an instructional objective?
Answer: The student will be able to attach a regulator to the valve.
●● To increase the difficulty of a multiple-choice question:
Answer: increase the plausible correctness of the distracters.
,●● When delivering a briefing for an open water dive, an instructor
should:
Answer: use an outline with written notes.
●● If a student does not attain a passing score on an exam, the instructor
should:
Answer: tutor the student in the subject areas of poor performance and
re-test.
●● The law of ______________ implies that things learned last are most
easily recalled.
Answer: Recency
●● The law of ______________ means that increased sensory input
increases learning.
Answer: Intensity
●● The law of ______________ indicates that skills are only truly
learned through participation and practice.
Answer: Exercise
●● The law of ______________ says that first learned is best
remembered.
Answer: Primacy
, ●● A useful technique to gain and maintain attention during a
presentation is to:
Answer: vary pitch or tone during the presentation.
●● Learners most easily progress by:
Answer: moving from known to unknown and simple to complex.
●● NAUI knowledge exams:
Answer: may be written or oral, open or closed book, in class or take
home.
●● Among the elements needed for establishing valid evaluation criteria
is that they must be:
Answer: understandable and measurable.
●● A fundamental consideration when teaching people to dive is:
Answer: fostering a sense of relaxation and efficiency in the water.
●● Establishing goals is essential to creating an atmosphere for learning
and motivating students. Appropriate goals:
Answer: present a level of difficulty sufficient to challenge while
simultaneously allowing students to succeed.
INSTRUCTORS EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● During learning, what three domains of behavior are shaped?
Answer: Attitude, skills, and knowledge.
●● The complex skills of diving are best acquired by practice and
development of techniques and their continued use and expansion
throughout training in a process called:
Answer: over-learning.
●● A good way to get and keep students involved in the lesson is to:
Answer: regularly ask questions on the subject of the presentation.
●● Which of the following is a correctly worded performance
component of an instructional objective?
Answer: The student will be able to attach a regulator to the valve.
●● To increase the difficulty of a multiple-choice question:
Answer: increase the plausible correctness of the distracters.
,●● When delivering a briefing for an open water dive, an instructor
should:
Answer: use an outline with written notes.
●● If a student does not attain a passing score on an exam, the instructor
should:
Answer: tutor the student in the subject areas of poor performance and
re-test.
●● The law of ______________ implies that things learned last are most
easily recalled.
Answer: Recency
●● The law of ______________ means that increased sensory input
increases learning.
Answer: Intensity
●● The law of ______________ indicates that skills are only truly
learned through participation and practice.
Answer: Exercise
●● The law of ______________ says that first learned is best
remembered.
Answer: Primacy
, ●● A useful technique to gain and maintain attention during a
presentation is to:
Answer: vary pitch or tone during the presentation.
●● Learners most easily progress by:
Answer: moving from known to unknown and simple to complex.
●● NAUI knowledge exams:
Answer: may be written or oral, open or closed book, in class or take
home.
●● Among the elements needed for establishing valid evaluation criteria
is that they must be:
Answer: understandable and measurable.
●● A fundamental consideration when teaching people to dive is:
Answer: fostering a sense of relaxation and efficiency in the water.
●● Establishing goals is essential to creating an atmosphere for learning
and motivating students. Appropriate goals:
Answer: present a level of difficulty sufficient to challenge while
simultaneously allowing students to succeed.
