YOU CAN DO COVID-19 is reshaping our lives and changing the way we live. We are spending more time at home and less time interacting with friends and coworkers. We now communicate with each other via video conferencing, online chats and webinars. During these trying times, it is important to stay motivated and focused on…
Author: Yvonne Johnson
Women have served in the military in many different roles throughout history. During the American Revolutionary War and the Civil War, women served in the US Army in both traditional (nurses, seamstresses and cooks for troops in camp) and nontraditional roles. Some courageous women served in combat alongside their husbands or disguised as men, while others operated…
Recently, I read a post on Facebook in the ASVAB Mastery Study Group that stated, “I passed the ASVAB and I did not study.” This person received a score of 35. I wonder how high his score could have been if he properly prepared. Your ASVAB and AFQT scores determine enlistment eligibility, job placement, as…
Happy New Year! The New Year draws on many emotions! We reflect on our past and attempt to plan our future. For most of us, it feels as if we are wiping the slate clean. We have another chance to get things right or accomplish a certain goal. What does it mean if you did…
Spend a few minutes every day visualizing passing the ASVAB exam. In addition, spend a couple of hours every day preparing for the ASVAB exam. Take several practice exams. Hire a tutor if you are having difficulty with a particular section. Make a habit of studying, practicing, and visualizing. This is how you make your…
Last year, I tutored a fourth grader. My task was to improve his reading comprehension. A few times each week, we would meet inside the public library and select a couple of books to read. Then we would spend the next hour reading and discussing the book. My student’s favorite reading material was the “Dog…
What It Takes To Accomplish Your Goal If you are reading this I will assume that one of your goals is to pass the ASVAB exam. Often when a person first sets a goal he or she is so excited and amped-up. Think back to when you made your New Year’s Resolution. You believe that…
Scores on the individual ASVAB subtests are reported as raw scores. Raw scores are scores that have a meaning relative to a national sample of approximately 6,000 other test takers ages 18 to 23. Roughly half of the population scores at or above a standard raw score of 50. And about 16% of the population…
Retrieval practice is the act of calling information to mind rather than rereading it or hearing it. The idea is to produce an effort from within to induce better retention. As a student, do you tend to study by re-reading your textbooks, highlighting information, and/or reviewing your notes? With each of these approaches, the focus…
ASVAB Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension Test Preparation Strategies The Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension sections of the ASVAB test measure how many words you can define and your ability to understand the context in which the words are used. So building up your vocabulary is necessary in order to improve your reading comprehension….