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Which of the following statements about professional development are true? Which are false?
Professional development is a career-long process of continual learning. - Answers True
Which of the following statements about professional development are true? Which are false?
Professional development is the process of acquiring or strengthening competencies needed to
maintain, improve, or expand on-the-job performance. - Answers True
Which of the following statements about professional development are true? Which are false?
Professional development requires an investment of resources such as time, money, and effort. -
Answers True
Which of the following are examples of developmental activities in the operational training domain? -
Answers Participating in another organization's project that is related to your occupation
Starting a tough new assignment in your current position the week after completing a related course
Which of the following training domains are you responsible for creating and implementing your own
development activities? - Answers Self-development training domain
Can you identify the different types of activities that belong to each of the three training domains in
the Army Leader Development Model?
These are generally on-the-job work assignments designed to challenge you to apply newly learned
knowledge, skills or behaviors, or to broaden your perspective. - Answers Operational Developmental
Assignments
Can you identify the different types of activities that belong to each of the three training domains in
the Army Leader Development Model?
These reinforce and expand the depth and breadth of what you learn in the classroom and on the job.
- Answers Self-development activities
Can you identify the different types of activities that belong to each of the three training domains in
the Army Leader Development Model?
These include the progressive, sequential education and training necessary to develop technical or
functional proficiency as well as core leadership competencies. - Answers Institutional training
activities
Which of the following statements about your IDP are true? Which are false?
Your IDP is an ongoing and collaborative process between you and your supervisor, and is your
primary tool for planning and tracking your self-development. - Answers True
Which of the following statements about your IDP are true? Which are false?
Your IDP is a binding contract to provide training, which the Army is obligated to fulfill. - Answers
False
Which of the following statements about your IDP are true? Which are false?
Your IDP and annual performance appraisal are separate and completely unrelated documents and
processes. - Answers False
There are four main steps in the individual development plan (IDP) process.
Can you put them in the correct order?
Step 1 - Answers Determine your developmental objectives
There are four main steps in the individual development plan (IDP) process.
Can you put them in the correct order?