NCOA Test #1 g g
Thisgdocumentgcontainsgaggreatgdealgofgexpectationsgandgservesgasgagfoundationalgdocumentgforgall
EPMEgcurricula.
ThegstatementgabovegBESTgidentifiesg________.
a.gAirgForcegCoregValues
b.gThegEnlistedgForcegStructure
c.gInstitutionalgCompetenciesgDevelopmentgandgManagementgcorrectganswerCORRECTgANSWER:gC
RATIONALE:
a.gINCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegAirgForcegRequirementsgsection,gthegcoregvaluesgaregethical
andgmoralgobligationsgofgAirgForcegemployees,gprovidesgthegfoundationgforgprofessionalgcharacter,
andgguidesgAirmen'sgpersonalgandgprofessionalgconduct.gTheregisgnogevidencegofgthe
coregvaluesgingthegstatement.gSeegrationalegforgcorrectgresponsegforgadditionalginformation.
b.gINCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegAirgForcegRequirementsgsection,gthegpurposegofgthegEnlisted
ForcegStructuregisgtogensuregthatgallgenlistedgAirmengunderstandgwhatgthegAirgForcegexpects
fromgthemgatgeachgrank.gTheregisgnogevidencegofgthegEnlistedgForcegStructuregingthegstatement.
Seegrationalegforgcorrectgresponsegforgadditionalginformation.
c.gCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegAirgForcegRequirementsgsection,gonegdocument,gAFMAN
36-2647,gInstitutionalgCompetenciesgDevelopmentgandgManagement,gcontainsgaggreatgdeal
ofgexpectationsgingrelationgtogthegInstitutionalgCompetenciesgandgservesgasgagfoundational
documentgforgallgEPMEgcurricula.
TSgtgBrowninggjustgpassedghergfinalgNCOgDLCgsummativegevaluation.gShegdecidesgtogreviewghergtest
resultsgandgthinksgaboutghowgshegisggoinggtogusegthisgtogimprovegherself.gShegalsogthinksgaboutghow
shegcangusegtheginformationgsheglearnedginghergworkgcenter.
,TSgtgBrowning'sgactionsgBESTgillustratesg___________________.
a.glifelongglearning
b.gtesting
c.gtakinggnotesgcorrectganswerCORRECTgANSWER:gA
RATIONALE:
a.gCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegKeysgtogSuccessfulgLearninggsection,gLifelonggLearninggisgnot
makinggyourgprimarygconcerngagtestgscore,gbutgrathergfocusgongbecominggagmoregeffective
leadergbygdoinggyourgbestgtogcomprehendglessongconceptsgandgprinciples.gWithgthis
ingmind,ganalyzegyourgtestgresultsg(reviewsghergtestgresults)gandgusegtheginformationgto
improveg(thinksgaboutghowgshegisggoinggtogusegthisgtogimprovegherself).gYourgtrueggoal
shouldgbegtogapplygtheginformationgafterggraduationg(Shegalsogthinksgaboutghowgsheguse
theginformationgsheglearnedginghergworkgcenter).gGraduationgshouldgnotgmarkgthegendgof
yourglearning,gbutgrathergthegcontinuationgofgyourgexperiencegasgagleader,gmanager,gand
NCO.
b.gINCORRECT:gTSgtgBrowningghasgalreadygpassedghergfinalgNCOgDLCgsummativegevaluation.
TheregisgnogevidencegingthegscenariogthatgTSgtgBrowninggisgpreparinggforgagtestgwhich
accordinggtogthegKeysgtogSuccessfulgLearninggsection,gincludesgbeinggsystematicgingyour
studying,gcheckinggnotesgforgaccuracy,gbuildinggagrealisticgschedule,getc.gSeegrationalegfor
correctgresponsegforgadditionalginformation.
c.gINCORRECT:gTheregisgnogevidencegingthegscenariogthatgTSgtgBrowninggisgtakinggnotesgwhich
accordinggtogthegKeysgtogSuccessfulgLearninggsection,gitgisgparamountgthatgyougdevelopgagsolid
methodgforgtakinggnotesgasgyougreadgthroughgthegchapters.gMethodsginclude:gbegprepared
togtakegnotes,glookgatgthegoverview/outlinegincludinggmaingideas,gwatchgforgtransitions-identify
topicgsentences,getc.gSeegrationalegforgcorrectgresponsegforgadditionalginformation.
WhilegpreparinggforghisgfirstgNCOgDLCgsummativegevaluationgTSgtgHendersongsetgupghisggoalsgingorder
ofgimportance.gWhengitgwasgtimegtogstudy,ghegdidn'tgputgitgoffgtogaglatergtimegorgday.gThroughoutghis
preparationghegmaintainedghisgdrivegtogpassgthegevaluation.gAftergtesting,ghegwasginformedgthatghe
passedgwithgag90%.
,ThegscenariogabovegBESTgillustratesg_________________gandgtheirgimpactgongNCOgeffectiveness.
a.gbenefitsgofgtimegmanagement
b.gself-discipline
c.gstudyinggcorrectganswerCORRECTgANSWER:gA
RATIONALE:
a.gCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegTimegManagementgsection,gthegbenefitsgofgtimegmanagement
helpsgtogmaintaingmotivationg(maintainedghisgdrive)gwhilegavoidinggprocrastination
(hegdidn'tgputgitgoffgtogaglatergtimegorgday).gThegsecretgtogsuccessfulgtimegmanagementgis
acknowledging,gsettinggup,gandgprioritizingggoalsg(setgupghisggoalsgingordergofgimportance)
thatgwork.gThroughgthegusegofgtimegmanagementgTSgtgHendersongreceivedgag90%gongthe
evaluation.
b.gINCORRECT:gAlthoughgTSgtgHendersongappearsgtogbegmotivatedgingthegscenario,gtheregis
nogadditionalgevidencegofgself-discipline.gAccordinggtogthegTimegManagementgsection,gto
completegthisgdistanceglearninggcoursegsuccessfullygandgwithingthegtimegconstraints,gyou'll
needgtogdrawgupongyourgpowergofgself-discipline.gThegindependencegyoughavegwithgdistance
learninggmeansgtheregaregnogface-to-facegmeetingsgwithganginstructorgorgfellowgclassmates
andgtherefore,gnogconstantgremindersgofgassignmentsgorgdeadlines.gSeegrationalegforgcorrect
responsegforgadditionalginformation.
c.gINCORRECT:gTSgtgHendersongisgpreparinggforghisgsummativegevaluationgandgknowsgwhengitgis
timegtogstudy;ghowever,gtheregisgnogadditionalgevidencegofgTSgtgHendersongstudying.
AccordinggtogthegKeysgtogSuccessfulgLeaninggsection,geffectivegreadinggandgnotegtakinggare
keys,gbutgtoglearngeffectively,gyougwillghavegtogstudygyourgreadinggassignmentsgandgnotes.
Yourgreadinggassignmentsgaregdesignedgtoggivegyougknowledge-levelgbackgroundgmaterialgon
thegcoursegsubjects.gThegreadinggassignmentgisgagbuildinggblock.gThegprogressgchecks,gself-reflection/
learninggopportunities,gscenarios,gandgcasegstudyganalysisgwillgexpandgabovegand
beyondgthegreadinggassignment.gSeegrationalegforgcorrectgresponsegforgadditional
information.
Whilegpreparinggtogpromotiongtest,gTSgtgMillergputsgthegmaterialgintoghisgowngwords.gHegthinks
, aboutgthegbestgwaygforghimgtogunderstandgandgretaingtheginformation.
ThegscenariogabovegBESTgidentifiesg_________________.
a.ginterpretation
b.gtranslation
c.gknowledgegcorrectganswerCORRECTgRESPONSE:gB
RATIONALE:
a.gINCORRECT:gTheregisgnogevidencegofginterpretationgingthegscenario.gAccordinggtogthegLevels
ofgLearninggsection,ginterpretationgisgfocusedgongre-ordering,grearranging,gorgformulatingga
newgviewgofgthegmaterialgandgseeinggrelationshipsgbetweengvariousgaspectsgofgthegmaterial.
Seegrationalegforgcorrectgresponsegforgadditionalginformation.
b.gCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegLevelsgofgLearninggSection,gtranslationgisgfocusedgongrestatinggor
paraphrasinggthegconcept,gprinciple,ggeneralization,gorgtheorygintogyourgowngwordsg(putsgthe
materialgintoghisgowngwords).gThisgmeansgyougmustgbegablegtogthinkgpastgthegexactgwaygyou
seegthegmaterialgingthegreadinggandgstartgtogformulategitgintogthegbestgwaygforgyougtogunderstand
itgandgstoregitgintogyourgmemoryg(thinksgaboutgthegbestgwaygforghimgtogunderstandgand
retaingtheginformation).
c.gINCORRECT:gThegscenariogisgreferinggtogagsub-levelgofgthegcomprehensionglevelgofglearning.
KnowledgegisgthegfirstglevelgwhichgaccordinggtogthegLevelsgofgLearninggsectiongrequiresgyougto
keep,gremember,grecall,glabel,grecognize,gandgrepeatginformationgyou'vegeithergheardgorgread.
Seegrationalegforgcorrectgresponsegforgadditionalginformation.
Oncegyougknowgwhatgthegconceptgis,gyoughavegtogfiguregoutgwhethergthegbehaviorgwasgrightgor
wrong.
ThegstatementgabovegBESTgidentifiesgtheg________gstepgofgthegEPMEgStructuredgThinkinggProcess.
a.gdifferentiate
b.gdetermine
c.gidentifygcorrectganswerCORRECTgANSWER:gA
RATIONALE:
a.gCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegIntroductiongtogthegIDDPgStructuredgThinkinggProcess,gdifferentiating
Thisgdocumentgcontainsgaggreatgdealgofgexpectationsgandgservesgasgagfoundationalgdocumentgforgall
EPMEgcurricula.
ThegstatementgabovegBESTgidentifiesg________.
a.gAirgForcegCoregValues
b.gThegEnlistedgForcegStructure
c.gInstitutionalgCompetenciesgDevelopmentgandgManagementgcorrectganswerCORRECTgANSWER:gC
RATIONALE:
a.gINCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegAirgForcegRequirementsgsection,gthegcoregvaluesgaregethical
andgmoralgobligationsgofgAirgForcegemployees,gprovidesgthegfoundationgforgprofessionalgcharacter,
andgguidesgAirmen'sgpersonalgandgprofessionalgconduct.gTheregisgnogevidencegofgthe
coregvaluesgingthegstatement.gSeegrationalegforgcorrectgresponsegforgadditionalginformation.
b.gINCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegAirgForcegRequirementsgsection,gthegpurposegofgthegEnlisted
ForcegStructuregisgtogensuregthatgallgenlistedgAirmengunderstandgwhatgthegAirgForcegexpects
fromgthemgatgeachgrank.gTheregisgnogevidencegofgthegEnlistedgForcegStructuregingthegstatement.
Seegrationalegforgcorrectgresponsegforgadditionalginformation.
c.gCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegAirgForcegRequirementsgsection,gonegdocument,gAFMAN
36-2647,gInstitutionalgCompetenciesgDevelopmentgandgManagement,gcontainsgaggreatgdeal
ofgexpectationsgingrelationgtogthegInstitutionalgCompetenciesgandgservesgasgagfoundational
documentgforgallgEPMEgcurricula.
TSgtgBrowninggjustgpassedghergfinalgNCOgDLCgsummativegevaluation.gShegdecidesgtogreviewghergtest
resultsgandgthinksgaboutghowgshegisggoinggtogusegthisgtogimprovegherself.gShegalsogthinksgaboutghow
shegcangusegtheginformationgsheglearnedginghergworkgcenter.
,TSgtgBrowning'sgactionsgBESTgillustratesg___________________.
a.glifelongglearning
b.gtesting
c.gtakinggnotesgcorrectganswerCORRECTgANSWER:gA
RATIONALE:
a.gCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegKeysgtogSuccessfulgLearninggsection,gLifelonggLearninggisgnot
makinggyourgprimarygconcerngagtestgscore,gbutgrathergfocusgongbecominggagmoregeffective
leadergbygdoinggyourgbestgtogcomprehendglessongconceptsgandgprinciples.gWithgthis
ingmind,ganalyzegyourgtestgresultsg(reviewsghergtestgresults)gandgusegtheginformationgto
improveg(thinksgaboutghowgshegisggoinggtogusegthisgtogimprovegherself).gYourgtrueggoal
shouldgbegtogapplygtheginformationgafterggraduationg(Shegalsogthinksgaboutghowgsheguse
theginformationgsheglearnedginghergworkgcenter).gGraduationgshouldgnotgmarkgthegendgof
yourglearning,gbutgrathergthegcontinuationgofgyourgexperiencegasgagleader,gmanager,gand
NCO.
b.gINCORRECT:gTSgtgBrowningghasgalreadygpassedghergfinalgNCOgDLCgsummativegevaluation.
TheregisgnogevidencegingthegscenariogthatgTSgtgBrowninggisgpreparinggforgagtestgwhich
accordinggtogthegKeysgtogSuccessfulgLearninggsection,gincludesgbeinggsystematicgingyour
studying,gcheckinggnotesgforgaccuracy,gbuildinggagrealisticgschedule,getc.gSeegrationalegfor
correctgresponsegforgadditionalginformation.
c.gINCORRECT:gTheregisgnogevidencegingthegscenariogthatgTSgtgBrowninggisgtakinggnotesgwhich
accordinggtogthegKeysgtogSuccessfulgLearninggsection,gitgisgparamountgthatgyougdevelopgagsolid
methodgforgtakinggnotesgasgyougreadgthroughgthegchapters.gMethodsginclude:gbegprepared
togtakegnotes,glookgatgthegoverview/outlinegincludinggmaingideas,gwatchgforgtransitions-identify
topicgsentences,getc.gSeegrationalegforgcorrectgresponsegforgadditionalginformation.
WhilegpreparinggforghisgfirstgNCOgDLCgsummativegevaluationgTSgtgHendersongsetgupghisggoalsgingorder
ofgimportance.gWhengitgwasgtimegtogstudy,ghegdidn'tgputgitgoffgtogaglatergtimegorgday.gThroughoutghis
preparationghegmaintainedghisgdrivegtogpassgthegevaluation.gAftergtesting,ghegwasginformedgthatghe
passedgwithgag90%.
,ThegscenariogabovegBESTgillustratesg_________________gandgtheirgimpactgongNCOgeffectiveness.
a.gbenefitsgofgtimegmanagement
b.gself-discipline
c.gstudyinggcorrectganswerCORRECTgANSWER:gA
RATIONALE:
a.gCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegTimegManagementgsection,gthegbenefitsgofgtimegmanagement
helpsgtogmaintaingmotivationg(maintainedghisgdrive)gwhilegavoidinggprocrastination
(hegdidn'tgputgitgoffgtogaglatergtimegorgday).gThegsecretgtogsuccessfulgtimegmanagementgis
acknowledging,gsettinggup,gandgprioritizingggoalsg(setgupghisggoalsgingordergofgimportance)
thatgwork.gThroughgthegusegofgtimegmanagementgTSgtgHendersongreceivedgag90%gongthe
evaluation.
b.gINCORRECT:gAlthoughgTSgtgHendersongappearsgtogbegmotivatedgingthegscenario,gtheregis
nogadditionalgevidencegofgself-discipline.gAccordinggtogthegTimegManagementgsection,gto
completegthisgdistanceglearninggcoursegsuccessfullygandgwithingthegtimegconstraints,gyou'll
needgtogdrawgupongyourgpowergofgself-discipline.gThegindependencegyoughavegwithgdistance
learninggmeansgtheregaregnogface-to-facegmeetingsgwithganginstructorgorgfellowgclassmates
andgtherefore,gnogconstantgremindersgofgassignmentsgorgdeadlines.gSeegrationalegforgcorrect
responsegforgadditionalginformation.
c.gINCORRECT:gTSgtgHendersongisgpreparinggforghisgsummativegevaluationgandgknowsgwhengitgis
timegtogstudy;ghowever,gtheregisgnogadditionalgevidencegofgTSgtgHendersongstudying.
AccordinggtogthegKeysgtogSuccessfulgLeaninggsection,geffectivegreadinggandgnotegtakinggare
keys,gbutgtoglearngeffectively,gyougwillghavegtogstudygyourgreadinggassignmentsgandgnotes.
Yourgreadinggassignmentsgaregdesignedgtoggivegyougknowledge-levelgbackgroundgmaterialgon
thegcoursegsubjects.gThegreadinggassignmentgisgagbuildinggblock.gThegprogressgchecks,gself-reflection/
learninggopportunities,gscenarios,gandgcasegstudyganalysisgwillgexpandgabovegand
beyondgthegreadinggassignment.gSeegrationalegforgcorrectgresponsegforgadditional
information.
Whilegpreparinggtogpromotiongtest,gTSgtgMillergputsgthegmaterialgintoghisgowngwords.gHegthinks
, aboutgthegbestgwaygforghimgtogunderstandgandgretaingtheginformation.
ThegscenariogabovegBESTgidentifiesg_________________.
a.ginterpretation
b.gtranslation
c.gknowledgegcorrectganswerCORRECTgRESPONSE:gB
RATIONALE:
a.gINCORRECT:gTheregisgnogevidencegofginterpretationgingthegscenario.gAccordinggtogthegLevels
ofgLearninggsection,ginterpretationgisgfocusedgongre-ordering,grearranging,gorgformulatingga
newgviewgofgthegmaterialgandgseeinggrelationshipsgbetweengvariousgaspectsgofgthegmaterial.
Seegrationalegforgcorrectgresponsegforgadditionalginformation.
b.gCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegLevelsgofgLearninggSection,gtranslationgisgfocusedgongrestatinggor
paraphrasinggthegconcept,gprinciple,ggeneralization,gorgtheorygintogyourgowngwordsg(putsgthe
materialgintoghisgowngwords).gThisgmeansgyougmustgbegablegtogthinkgpastgthegexactgwaygyou
seegthegmaterialgingthegreadinggandgstartgtogformulategitgintogthegbestgwaygforgyougtogunderstand
itgandgstoregitgintogyourgmemoryg(thinksgaboutgthegbestgwaygforghimgtogunderstandgand
retaingtheginformation).
c.gINCORRECT:gThegscenariogisgreferinggtogagsub-levelgofgthegcomprehensionglevelgofglearning.
KnowledgegisgthegfirstglevelgwhichgaccordinggtogthegLevelsgofgLearninggsectiongrequiresgyougto
keep,gremember,grecall,glabel,grecognize,gandgrepeatginformationgyou'vegeithergheardgorgread.
Seegrationalegforgcorrectgresponsegforgadditionalginformation.
Oncegyougknowgwhatgthegconceptgis,gyoughavegtogfiguregoutgwhethergthegbehaviorgwasgrightgor
wrong.
ThegstatementgabovegBESTgidentifiesgtheg________gstepgofgthegEPMEgStructuredgThinkinggProcess.
a.gdifferentiate
b.gdetermine
c.gidentifygcorrectganswerCORRECTgANSWER:gA
RATIONALE:
a.gCORRECT:gAccordinggtogthegIntroductiongtogthegIDDPgStructuredgThinkinggProcess,gdifferentiating
