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CJBAT · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Written Comprehension

  • Annotate 12 short law-enforcement-style passages to label main idea, supporting detail, and author's tone

  • Summarize 10 paragraphs in one sentence each without copying source wording

  • Define 25 high-frequency exam vocabulary words and use each in an original sentence

  • Distinguish fact from inference in 15 practice passages and justify each choice in writing

Your checkpoint

A 12-entry reading log with one-sentence summaries, tone labels, and a 25-word vocabulary sheet, scored at 80% or better by self-check against the passage

Week 2

Written Comprehension & Written Expression

  • Complete 20 timed written-comprehension items at 75 seconds per item and log every wrong answer's cause

  • Rewrite 10 faulty sentences to fix subject-verb agreement, pronoun reference, and modifier placement

  • Identify and correct run-ons and fragments in a 15-sentence editing drill

  • Draft 8 short incident-style paragraphs of 4-6 sentences each using clear chronological order

Your checkpoint

A two-column error log of 20 comprehension misses plus a 10-item edited sentence set with before-and-after versions

Week 3

Memorization & Written Expression

  • Memorize a 60-item fact set (names, badge numbers, vehicle descriptions, times) in 6 grouped chunks and recall each chunk at 90% accuracy after a 10-minute delay

  • Reproduce from memory 5 written paragraphs read once at a normal pace, capturing at least 70% of key details

  • Build 20 mnemonic devices for paired-associate items and test recall at 24 hours

  • Polish 10 business-style memos for concision, tone, and correct grammar

Your checkpoint

A memorization tracker showing 60 items recalled at 90% after 24 hours, plus 5 written recall paragraphs scored against source detail checklists

Week 4

Memorization & Problem Sensitivity

  • Recall the full 60-item fact set cold at 95% accuracy and rewrite the 5 weakest items into a new mnemonic set

  • Read 15 scenario vignettes and state the underlying problem in one sentence each before proposing a cause

  • Generate three plausible explanations for 10 workplace or patrol scenarios and rank them by likelihood

  • Predict the most likely consequence of 10 described actions and note the cue words that drove the prediction

Your checkpoint

A 15-scenario problem-sensitivity worksheet with one-sentence problem statements, ranked explanations, and predicted consequences

Week 5

Problem Sensitivity & Deductive Reasoning

  • Apply 'if-then' rules to 20 policy-style logic items and write the valid conclusion or 'no conclusion follows'

  • Separate necessary from sufficient conditions in 15 conditional statements

  • Identify the premise and conclusion in 20 short arguments and flag 5 invalid inferences

  • Solve 10 ordering and scheduling puzzles using a written constraint list before answering

Your checkpoint

A 30-item deductive reasoning set with written justifications, reviewed for accuracy with at least 85% correct

Week 6

Deductive Reasoning & Inductive Reasoning

  • Complete 20 syllogism and rule-application items with written step-by-step derivations

  • Detect the pattern in 15 number, letter, and shape sequences and state each rule in words

  • Form 10 general rules from sets of specific examples and note one counterexample that would break each rule

  • Classify 20 items into categories by shared attributes and justify each grouping in one line

Your checkpoint

A pattern-and-rules packet containing 15 solved sequences with stated rules and 10 example-to-rule write-ups

Week 7

Information Ordering & Spatial Orientation & Visualization

  • Arrange 12 scrambled procedure lists into correct chronological or priority order and cite the ordering cue used

  • Draw a map from a 10-step written direction set and verify it against the source text

  • Rotate and fold 15 described shapes mentally and record the chosen result before checking

  • Prioritize 10 mixed-urgency incident reports into a defensible action sequence

Your checkpoint

A completed information-ordering and spatial packet: 12 ordered procedures, 1 verified hand-drawn map, and 15 visualization answers

Week 8

Written Comprehension & Written Expression & Memorization & Problem Sensitivity & Deductive Reasoning & Inductive Reasoning & Information Ordering & Spatial Orientation & Visualization

  • Take 3 full-length timed practice tests and record per-domain accuracy

  • Re-drill the 2 lowest-accuracy domains until each reaches 85%

  • Re-test the 60-item memorization set at 95% accuracy under a 10-minute delay

  • Review every flagged error from weeks 1-7 and rewrite the correct reasoning for each

Your checkpoint

A final score report showing per-domain accuracy across 3 practice tests, with all domains at 80% or higher and the memorization set at 95%

Milestones

Week 2: Score 75% or better on a 20-item written comprehension set and submit 10 corrected sentences with zero uncorrected grammar errors

Week 4: Recall 55 of 60 memorized items after a 24-hour delay and correctly state the problem in 12 of 15 scenario vignettes

Week 6: Score 80% or better on a mixed 30-item deductive and inductive set with written justifications for each answer

Week 8: Achieve 80% or higher in every domain on the final practice test and 95% on the memorization set