Military Careers 2: ASVAB Prep

About This Course

If you plan to join the military or want to find out what type of military-related career you are suited for, your first step is to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, or ASVAB test. This ASVAB Prep Course provides in-depth coverage of numerous academic topics for English Language and Mathematics skills, Auto Shop, Mechanical, and Electronics information and General Scientific knowledge.

All students will complete initial units introducing the ASVAB, completing diagnostic tests to gauge prior knowledge in each ASVAB substandard or skill area as well as review skills and strategies for studying and self-learning. All students will also complete four units of study required to achieve a qualifying score for enlistment in the Armed Forces. The Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) Score for All Branches--Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard--as well as the Clerical and General Technician Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) require All Students to complete the following 4 Units of Study: Word Knowledge + Paragraph Comprehension + Arithmetic Reasoning + Mathematics Knowledge.

Additional personalized study paths will then be created for students based on their individual interests in a particular branch of the military and military occupational specialty. Students will communicate to their instructor the branch and MOS they are interested in pursuing to determine group enrollment into one or more additional study units. NOTE: Based on personal interest, students will complete a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4 additional standards-based units.

Added Units of Study per Branch or MOS Interest:

• Navy Nuclear (1): Assembling Objects
• Marine Corps General Technician (1): Mechanical Comprehension
• Field Artillery (1): Mechanical Comprehension
• Combat OR Engineering (2): Mechanical Comprehension + Auto and Shop
• Surveillance and Communications (2): Mechanical Comprehension + Auto and Shop
• Skilled Technical (2): Mechanical Comprehension + General Science
• Army/Air Force/Marine Corps Electronics (2): Electronic Information + General Science
• Navy Electronics (3): Electronic Information + General Science + Auto and Shop
• General Maintenance (3): Auto and Shop + Electronic Information + General Science
• Operators and Food (3): Mechanical Comprehension + Auto and Shop + Assembling Objects
• Mechanical Maintenance (4): Mechanical Comprehension + Auto and Shop + Assembling Objects + Electronic Information

Sources:

• Peterson's "What Your ASVAB Scores Mean"
• ASVAB "Military Jobs"

Students will conclude with opportunities to practice the full ASVAB test. Prerequisites: None

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to...

• Apply active study techniques (e.g., note-taking, flashcards, and practice questions) to strengthen understanding of ASVAB content
• Use metacognitive strategies to monitor their understanding of lesson material and identify areas that require additional review
• Analyze assessment results to identify strengths and weaknesses and determine which lessons or skills require additional practice
• Apply academic vocabulary relevant to ASVAB reading, language, and technical content
• Demonstrate proficiency in ASVAB skill areas on practice quizzes and unit assessments

Course Outline:

Unit 1: All About the ASVAB

Unit 2: Diagnostic Tests

Unit 3: Skills and Strategies for Self-Learning

*Unit 4: General Science (Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Anatomy and Physiology, Physics and Mechanics)

Unit 5: Arithmetic Reasoning (Basic, Advanced)

Unit 6: Word Knowledge (Vocabulary)

Unit 7: Paragraph Comprehension (Reading Comprehension, Grammar)

Unit 8: Mathematics Knowledge (Algebra, Geometry)

*Unit 9: Electronics Information

*Unit 10: Auto & Shop Information

*Unit 11: Mechanical Comprehension

*Unit 12: Assembling Objects

Unit 13: ASVAB Practice Tests

**Unit 14: Final Exams

*The asterisk (*) preceding Units 4 and Units 9-12 indicate units that a student may or may not complete based on their expressed interest in a military branch and occupational specialty.
**Unit 14: Final Exams consist of the Post-Assessments associated with each of the assigned Units that a student has studied. NOTE: If a student, earned a score of 85% or higher on a diagnostic test in Unit 2 on a related Post-Assessment, they may choose to apply this score to the calculation of the Post Assessment in calculating their overall final course score, OR they may choose to complete all assigned Post-Assessments in Unit 14 related to their personalized study plan.

Resources Included: Online lesson instruction and activities, opportunities to engage with a certified, online instructor and classmates, when appropriate, and online assessments to measure student performance of course objectives and readiness for subsequent academic pursuits.

Additional Costs: None

Scoring System: Michigan Virtual does not assign letter grades, grant credit for courses, nor issue diplomas. A final score out of total points earned will be submitted to your school mentor for conversion to their own letter grading system.

Time Commitment: Semester sessions are 18-weeks long: Students must be able to spend 1 or more hours per day in the course to be successful. Summer sessions are 10 weeks long: Students must be able to spend a minimum of 2 or more hours per day, or about 90 hours during the summer, for the student to be successful in any course. Trimester sessions are 12-weeks long: Students must be able to spend 1.5 or more hours per day in the course to be successful.

Technology Requirements: Students will require a computer device with headphones, a microphone, webcam, up-to-date Chrome Web Browser, and access to YouTube.

Ensure that your school or district network and device administrator establishes network access permissions or exceptions for online resources relevant to the course in which you are choosing to enroll. Ref., Michigan Virtual Course Allow List

Please review the Michigan Virtual Technology Requirements.

Instructor Support System: For technical issues within your course, contact the Customer Care Center by email at CustomerCare@michiganvirtual.org or by phone at (888) 889-2840.

Instructor Contact Expectations: Students can use email or the private message system within the Student Learning Portal to access highly qualified teachers when they need instructor assistance. Students will also receive feedback on their work inside the learning management system. The Instructor Info area of their course may describe additional communication options.

Academic Support Available: In addition to access to a highly qualified, Michigan certified teacher, students have access to academic videos and outside resources verified by Michigan Virtual. For technical issues within the course, students can contact the Michigan Virtual Customer Care by email at customercare@michiganvirtual.org or by phone at (888) 889-2840.

Required Assessment: Online assessments consist of formative and summative assessments represented by computer-graded multiple choice, instructor-graded writing assignments including hands-on projects, model building, discussion-based assessments (one-on-one conversations with your teacher), and other forms of authentic assessments.

Technical Skills Needed: Basic technology skills necessary to locate and share information and files as well as interact with others in a Learning Management System (LMS), include the ability to:

• Download, edit, save, convert, and upload files
• Download and install software
• Use a messaging service similar to email
• Communicate with others in online discussion or message boards, following basic rules of netiquette
• Open attachments shared in messages
• Create, save, and submit files in commonly used word processing program formats and as a PDF
• Edit file share settings in cloud-based applications, such as Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides
• Save a file as a .pdf
• Copy and paste and format text using your mouse, keyboard, or an html editor’s toolbar menu
• Insert images or links into a file or html editor
• Search for information within a document using Ctrl+F or Command+F keyboard shortcuts
• Work in multiple browser windows and tabs simultaneously
• Activate a microphone or webcam on your device, and record and upload or link audio and/or video files
• Use presentation and graphics programs
• Follow an online pacing guide or calendar of due dates
• Use spell-check, citation editors, and tools commonly provided in word processing tool menus
• Create and maintain usernames and passwords

Additional Information: This course is an ASVAB prep course only, and does not include the official ASVAB. If you want to take the ASVAB to join the military, contact your guidance counselor or a local recruiter. If you are interested in taking the student version of the ASVAB for career exploration, you may be able to take it at your local school or another school that offers the exam. Ask your guidance counselor to locate an opportunity.