1. What does DATE stand for?

a. Determining Army Training Environment

b. Decisive Action Training Environment
c. Decisive Army Tactical Enhancement
d. Data Analysis Trend Emphasis

2. Which of the following are reasons why the Army created DATE training:
a. Prepare soldiers for any mission
b. Train soldiers to fight anywhere in the world
c. Help soldiers solve tactical problems in real-world scenarios
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

3. In the context of DATE training, what does OE refer to?

a. Order of Engagement
b. Old English
c. Operational Environment
d. Ottoman Empire

4. Which components are incorporated into DATE training?

a. Olympic participation, stock exchange rates, annual aid received/given, & human
rights violations
b. Exports, currency exchange, freedom index, musical history, historical significance,
and architecture
c. Political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure, physical environment,
and time
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

5. DATE was created by which military branch?

a. Marines
b. Navy
c. Air Force
d. Army

Answer the following true or false:

6. DATE scenarios are derived from real threats.

a. True
b. False

7. DATE scenarios are based on known deployment locations and not on potential threat
environments.
a. True
b. False
8. The future is unpredictable and uncertain.
a. True
b. False

9. Training for potential threat capabilities ensures that our soldiers are ready, at a moment’s
notice, to face any and all threats.
a. True
b. False

10. DATE training uses intense and realistic training environments.

a. True
b. False

Answer the following in your own words:

11. How can DATE training be useful to instructors at the 35M10 course?

12. What can you do, as an instructor, to stress the importance of the DATE scenario training to
your students?

13. Is it better to look at previous OEs or potential, future OEs?

Here is a link to the online assessment:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Enez1q0AaO2YLbqxT9Ty1cMGO58TmM8bgGKUJW-
fwwE/edit

These test items are the most effective way of measuring learning from the video because it
covers every element of information presented in the video. It not only has the learners identify
the new information they obtained, but it also causes them to think about how they can apply it
going forward in their careers as instructors. This assessment is critical as it is used in the way of
a formative assessment to identify any deficiencies in new instructor competencies regarding
DATE and will be a quick measurement tool to identify key areas for retraining (Alonzo, 2018).

Alonzo, A. C. (2018). An argument for formative assessment with science learning

progressions. Applied Measurement in Education, 31(2), 104–112. https://doi-
org.oclc.fullsail.edu/10.1080/08957347.2017.1408630