ARMY SPOUSE WORKSHOP:

LEARNING ASSESSMENT
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7th Infantry Division-BAYONET

Workshop Summary
There has been an ever growing need for an optional course that gives Army spouses
the opportunity to become better acquainted with Army unit structure. A detailed
breakdown of a Brigade Combat Team and how it functions will provide spouses with
an in depth understanding of specific jobs. The workshop will also take the time to
highlight the importance of spousal roles within a Brigade Combat Team and how
those roles are directly and indirectly effecting the Brigades readiness. This would
allow them to be more in tune with why their Soldier trains the way the do and would
allow them to become more supportive of their job and its impact on the organization.

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Learning Goals
The learning goals of this workshop will reflect how the participant is
expected to understand and retain the information being presented on the
Armys Brigade Combat Teams.
1. Develop an increased understanding of the Armys three Brigade Combat
Teams structures.
2. When given relevant information, participants will gain awareness of how they
directly influence Army readiness.

This presentation will only provide an assessment for the first learning goal and associated
objectives. The second will be developed upon approval.
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Learning Objectives
Observable learning objectives:
1. The learner will be able to identify the differences between the three major
Brigade Combat Teams.
2. The learner will be able to describe the functions and mission of each Brigade
Combat Team.
3. The learner will be able to list organizations that create opportunities for
spousal inclusion across the Army.
4. The learner will be able to identify the roles available to spouses within
Brigade Combat Teams

This proposal will focus on the assessments of the first two objectives. Objectives three and
four will be developed upon proposal approval.
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Types of Assessments
There will be a pre-assessment at the beginning of the workshop. The
purpose of this assessment will be to evaluate how much knowledge the
spouse may already have on the topics being taught. For example, the
learners in the target audience may already know some of the enabling
objectives, or some of them may have already achieved the terminal
objective (Smith & Ragan, 2005, p. 107). This prior knowledge will be
expected from the spouses that have been associated with the Army fro a
longer period of time.
There will also be a post-assessment at the end of the workshop in order to
evaluate how much of the information the participants have retained. This is
also vital to ensuring that the workshops goals and objectives have been
met and what can be done to improve them.

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Assessment Format
Since this workshop is going to be based on the model of Declarative
Knowledge, the Pencil-and-Paper Assessment style will be the most effective
form due to its use of Recall and Recognition items (Smith& Ragan, 2005).
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Multiple choice and open answer questions for both the pre and postassessments.

2. Group discussions

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Objective 1 - Assessment
Learner will identify the differences between the three major Brigade
Combat Teams.
1. Pre-Assessment:
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Recognition: Two question form with multiple choice and listing

1.

List the three major Brigade Combat Teams: Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Armored Brigade Combat Team, & Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

2.

What is the major difference between the three?

a. Mode of transportation
b. Amount of Soldiers assigned
c. Available Weapon Systems

2. Post-Assessment:
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Participants will engage in small group discussion based on a particular

Brigade Combat Team. They will rotate through all three demonstrating their
understanding of each.
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Objective 2 - Assessment
Learner will describe the functions and mission of each Brigade
Combat Team.
1. Pre-Assessment:
A.

Recognition: One listing question

1.

List functions or capabilities that are unique to any of the three Brigade Combat
Teams: Weapon Systems, Maneuverability, Structure, Division Association, Etc.

2. Post-Assessment:
A.

Participants will engage in small group discussion based on a particular

Brigade Combat Team. The instructor will lead the discussion recalling the
information provided. The discussions will be rooted in the primary mission
of each Brigade while understanding the need of its functions for that
particular mission.

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Resources

Smith, P. L., & Ragan, T. J. (2005). Instructional design. Hoboken, NJ: J.

Wiley & Sons.

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