AIRMAN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL EXAMS SET
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
●● The day before graduating, SrA Hill is showing her dad, a military
retiree, around the campus when he asks, "What was the hardest part of
the course?" Hill replies, "The schedule was hard at first because I was
juggling reading, writing, and homework assignments plus marathon
study sessions with my flight. I finally settled into a routine that helped
me pay attention in class, take good notes, and actively participate in
classroom discussions. However, I would have to say the hardest part for
me was the public speaking. Thank goodness, my flight came together to
practice all the time.
SrA Hill's actions BEST illustrate __________ and its impact on her
effectiveness.
a. time managements concepts
b. study and practice habits
c. elements of the learning process
Answer: c. elements of the learning process
●● While talking with another instructor, TSgt Bright says, "I'm
concerned about SrA Tall, one of my students. She completes all
,assignments and I know she takes notes because she shares them with
the flight, but she barely passed her briefing evaluations, which I believe
is due to the flight helping her practice so much. Although I have seen
her study with the flight, most of the time she studies alone. This
morning she failed the formative exercise, by one question, and failed to
meet the academic standard. I counseled her about additional study but
I'm not sure she can pass the summative."
SrA Tall's use of ____________ will MOST LIKELY earn her
_______________.
a. effective use of the elements of the Learning Process; enhance
b. ineffective use of the elements of the Learning Process; hinder
c. effective use of the IDDP Structured Thinking Process; enhance
d. ineffective use of the IDDP Structured Thinking Process
Answer: a. effective use of the elements of the Learning Process;
enhance
●● Affective Domain
Answer: the manner in which you deal with things emotionally.
Ex: Feelings, values, appreciation, motivations, and attitudes.
●● Cognitive Domain
Answer: the thinking or reasoning component of learning.
,●● Critical Thinking
Answer: thinking that is purposeful, reasoned, and goal directed.
thinking used to solve problems, formulate inferences, calculating
likelihoods, and making decisions by using skills that are thoughtful and
effective for the particular context and type of thinking task.
●● Institutional Competencies
Answer: competencies that provide a common language and a set of
priorities for consistency across the Air Force. they are key to ensuring
the ability of Airmen to operate successfully in a constantly changing
operational environment.
●● Learning
Answer: the process that changes the way people think, feel, or behave.
●● Time Management
Answer: the act or process of planning and exercising conscious control
over the amount of time spent on specific activities.
●● Speaking to his boss, SSgt Binder says, I've always been taught to
spend all the funds in our account. Otherwise, we lose that for good.
Should we spend the funds left in our account on things we do not really
need? Binder's boss responds, "you are the expert on resources...what do
you think?" Binder replies, "I don't know." After Binder asks questions
, to find the facts and examines the issue from different viewpoints, he
decides not to spend the funds. The following year, Binder's budget is
cut by the amount he did not spend.
SSgt Binder's final actions BEST illustrate __________ impact on
mission effectiveness.
a. proficient critical thinking and its
b. critical thinking hindrance and their
c. System 1 approach to decision making and its
Answer: a. CORRECT: SSgt Binder's comments best illustrate proficient
critical thinking, which according to the Critical Thinking chapter,
includes the characteristics of 1) open-mindedness, 2) healthy
skepticism, and 3) intellectual humility. Binder shows open-mindedness
and healthy skepticism when he asks questions to find the facts and
examine issues from different sides. He shows intellectual humility by
saying, "I don't know." Because of Binder's decision, his budget is now
aligned with mission requirements and the extra money can be used for
other mission priorities.
●● Observing how worried his subordinates looked while waiting to
hear about the organizational restructure, SSgt Steven says, "It's a
commonly known fact that a restructure is mostly for the leadership of
the organization, so I wouldn't worry too much. We all know that the
enlisted folks are the people that do most of the work around here and
they wouldn't want to change that!" Afterwards, his subordinates started
joking about it.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
●● The day before graduating, SrA Hill is showing her dad, a military
retiree, around the campus when he asks, "What was the hardest part of
the course?" Hill replies, "The schedule was hard at first because I was
juggling reading, writing, and homework assignments plus marathon
study sessions with my flight. I finally settled into a routine that helped
me pay attention in class, take good notes, and actively participate in
classroom discussions. However, I would have to say the hardest part for
me was the public speaking. Thank goodness, my flight came together to
practice all the time.
SrA Hill's actions BEST illustrate __________ and its impact on her
effectiveness.
a. time managements concepts
b. study and practice habits
c. elements of the learning process
Answer: c. elements of the learning process
●● While talking with another instructor, TSgt Bright says, "I'm
concerned about SrA Tall, one of my students. She completes all
,assignments and I know she takes notes because she shares them with
the flight, but she barely passed her briefing evaluations, which I believe
is due to the flight helping her practice so much. Although I have seen
her study with the flight, most of the time she studies alone. This
morning she failed the formative exercise, by one question, and failed to
meet the academic standard. I counseled her about additional study but
I'm not sure she can pass the summative."
SrA Tall's use of ____________ will MOST LIKELY earn her
_______________.
a. effective use of the elements of the Learning Process; enhance
b. ineffective use of the elements of the Learning Process; hinder
c. effective use of the IDDP Structured Thinking Process; enhance
d. ineffective use of the IDDP Structured Thinking Process
Answer: a. effective use of the elements of the Learning Process;
enhance
●● Affective Domain
Answer: the manner in which you deal with things emotionally.
Ex: Feelings, values, appreciation, motivations, and attitudes.
●● Cognitive Domain
Answer: the thinking or reasoning component of learning.
,●● Critical Thinking
Answer: thinking that is purposeful, reasoned, and goal directed.
thinking used to solve problems, formulate inferences, calculating
likelihoods, and making decisions by using skills that are thoughtful and
effective for the particular context and type of thinking task.
●● Institutional Competencies
Answer: competencies that provide a common language and a set of
priorities for consistency across the Air Force. they are key to ensuring
the ability of Airmen to operate successfully in a constantly changing
operational environment.
●● Learning
Answer: the process that changes the way people think, feel, or behave.
●● Time Management
Answer: the act or process of planning and exercising conscious control
over the amount of time spent on specific activities.
●● Speaking to his boss, SSgt Binder says, I've always been taught to
spend all the funds in our account. Otherwise, we lose that for good.
Should we spend the funds left in our account on things we do not really
need? Binder's boss responds, "you are the expert on resources...what do
you think?" Binder replies, "I don't know." After Binder asks questions
, to find the facts and examines the issue from different viewpoints, he
decides not to spend the funds. The following year, Binder's budget is
cut by the amount he did not spend.
SSgt Binder's final actions BEST illustrate __________ impact on
mission effectiveness.
a. proficient critical thinking and its
b. critical thinking hindrance and their
c. System 1 approach to decision making and its
Answer: a. CORRECT: SSgt Binder's comments best illustrate proficient
critical thinking, which according to the Critical Thinking chapter,
includes the characteristics of 1) open-mindedness, 2) healthy
skepticism, and 3) intellectual humility. Binder shows open-mindedness
and healthy skepticism when he asks questions to find the facts and
examine issues from different sides. He shows intellectual humility by
saying, "I don't know." Because of Binder's decision, his budget is now
aligned with mission requirements and the extra money can be used for
other mission priorities.
●● Observing how worried his subordinates looked while waiting to
hear about the organizational restructure, SSgt Steven says, "It's a
commonly known fact that a restructure is mostly for the leadership of
the organization, so I wouldn't worry too much. We all know that the
enlisted folks are the people that do most of the work around here and
they wouldn't want to change that!" Afterwards, his subordinates started
joking about it.
