SecureTraining

SecureTraining Levels

Schools choose one of three levels: Low, Medium, or High. Each level applies stricter rules than the one before it. Schools can also turn on Automatic mode. In Automatic mode, every student starts at the level the school chose, and SecureTraining moves an individual student to a stricter level, up to Maximum, if the student accumulates failed quizzes or their course average drops.

If a failed quiz or exam puts you close to a stricter level, the app tells you what will trigger the change and what it means for your course.

Time Tracking

In all courses, the time spent in any course activity is tracked and counted towards the minimum course time. Time spent reviewing completed lessons also counts.

Each activity has a time cap, so leaving the app open does not add time. Caps are based on the length of the activity. Questions that require chart plotting, interpolation, and calculations have higher caps than other questions.

When SecureTraining is enabled, time spent in an end-of-lesson quiz or an exam does not count towards the minimum course time if you score below 60%.

Course Requirements

To complete a course, you must:

• Complete all lessons, including each end-of-lesson quiz
• Pass all stage exams
• Meet the minimum course time
• Pass the end-of-course exam

Some schools also require a set of passing simulated FAA exams, for example five exams in a row with an average of 90% and no score below 80%. The end-of-course exam unlocks after all other requirements are met.

You can view the requirements for your course and your progress at any time by tapping Course Requirements in the side menu.

If your school sets a time limit for the course, you must complete it within that number of days. When the time limit passes, all course progress is removed and the course must be restarted. Contact your school if you need more time.

Rules of Conduct

After installing a course for the first time, you must agree to the course's Rules of Conduct, which are enforced via SecureTraining. Violations can result in stricter SecureTraining settings or loss of course access.

Minimum Activity Time

Reading Activities

When the reading timer is on, the Next button is replaced by a progress indicator until the minimum time for the activity has passed. The minimum time is based on reading 300 words per minute, which is well below the time an average adult needs to read and understand a passage of text. Because of the low minimum time, you should rarely have to wait for the Next button.

At Low and above, the reading timer is always on. Otherwise, your school may let you choose whether to use it.

Questions

A common behavior among students is selecting random answers to memorize the correct answer. This strategy leads to poor exam results and a lack of aeronautical knowledge.

At High and Maximum, if you select an answer before the minimum time for that question has passed, the app displays a warning and does not accept the answer.

Knowledge Checks

Knowledge checks are short quizzes between activities in a lesson. A low score on a knowledge check shows that the material immediately before it has not been learned.

At Low and above, a knowledge check score below the minimum requires you to repeat the material covered since the previous knowledge check. The minimum score is 60% at Low, 70% at Medium, 80% at High, and 90% at Maximum.

End-of-Lesson Quizzes

Each lesson ends with a quiz that you must pass to complete the lesson. Before you start, the quiz screen shows the minimum score, the number of questions, and the time allowed.

Depending on your school's settings, failing an end-of-lesson quiz a set number of times requires you to retake the lesson from the beginning. At Low, this happens after the third failed attempt. At Medium and above, it happens after the first.

Exams and Reviews

At Low and above:

• The Exit button is hidden during end-of-lesson quizzes and exams until every question is answered.
• You must review the questions you missed.

At High and Maximum, correct answers are not shown when you review missed questions, and completed sessions cannot be reviewed.

Low Scores

If your school has turned on course locking, a score below 50% on an end-of-lesson quiz or an exam locks your account. To regain access, contact your instructor or academic manager. You may be required to review previous material, retake specific lessons, or meet additional performance requirements.

If your course average falls below 75%, or you continue to fail quizzes and exams, you may become ineligible for an FAA knowledge test endorsement and may be required to retake part or all of the course.

Inactivity Warning and Automatic Session Termination

Some question sessions display an inactivity warning if the app does not detect any activity. This ensures that the course time being logged is accurate.

• The warning includes an OK button and a countdown timer.
• If you tap OK before the timer expires, the warning disappears and you can continue.
• If you do not tap OK before the timer expires, the session closes, and the time spent in it does not count.

Inactivity warnings apply to practice sessions at Low and above, to exams at High and above, and to knowledge checks and end-of-lesson quizzes at Maximum.

Screenshots

At Low and above, taking screenshots of course content on iPhone or iPad is prohibited. If you take a screenshot, the app displays a reminder. If you take more than two, you are signed out.

Activity Logging

The following activity may be logged for monitoring compliance with course and organization rules:

• Screenshots taken in the app
• Logins, including the device, IP address, and time

Course Access

At Low and above, courses are available on iPad only and require an internet connection. The app also verifies your device's clock. Your school can allow other devices, including iPhone and web browsers.

Web browsers are inherently "open," and it is impractical to prevent certain behavior, such as opening multiple browsers or multiple tabs to take multiple lessons at the same time. For this reason, SecureTraining courses are limited to iPad unless your school allows otherwise.