Sequence Constraint

Following Lesson 5.

Overview

What You Do

1. Review areas of weakness or complete portions of lessons not previously finished.
2. Time permitting, offer optional lessons.
3. Check ride based on performance objectives for lessons 1-5 plus vehicle check.

Lesson Content

• performance objectives for lessons 1-5 are reviewed and checked for completion
• complete vehicle check

Learning Objectives

Performance Objectives (Do)

• Complete a vehicle check, with correction, until the student completes 100% of the check (one successful performance).
• Complete performance objectives for lessons 1-5.

Knowledge Objectives (Know)

• When and how often to carry out vehicle checks.
• Why a vehicle check is necessary.
• What to do about or how to remedy any deficiency detected.
• Knowledge objectives 1-5.

Attitudinal Objectives (Believe)

• Vehicle checks are an essential part of good driving.
• When a defect is discovered, remedy it before you go driving.
• You need your vehicle in good condition to respond to emergencies and to ensure that you do not get stranded.
• Student knows and demonstrates attitudinal objectives for lessons 1-5.

Rationale

The vehicle check is considered to be sufficiently important so take the time to ensure that this is done. The emphasis is on having the student actually DO the check. The background knowledge requirements can be handled in the classroom. This lesson provides the opportunity for the student to demonstrate mastery of all the tasks covered in lessons 1-5.

Teaching Techniques

Vehicle Check

• Involve the student in the vehicle check as much as possible. Use questions as much as possible. Let the student make errors. Guide the student to indicate why each check is necessary and what could happen if the defect is not discovered and remedied.

Instructional Aids

1. Develop and use student vehicle check-sheets.
2. Have a supply of rags and necessary fluids and spares.

Situational/Environmental Requirements

Vehicle Check

• Reasonable weather (precipitation, temperature) or a garage.
• Room for you and the student to move around the vehicle with complete protection from any moving vehicles in the vicinity.
• Student privacy. (Not in front of a crowd/peers at break.)

Activity Delineation

Vehicle Check

Instructor Activity

1. Find a safe location to carry out the vehicle check.
2. Supervise the student's vehicle check.
3. Question and give feedback on consequences of not remedying defect.
4. Question and give feedback on what to do to remedy the defect.