A website created for families
who want to know more about the assessment process!
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In
order to prepare your child for the world of work, a large amount of information
needs to be gathered by teachers, counselors, vocational specialists, and
parents. Some of the tests are used
for many kinds of data while others are used for specific information. *Cumulative
data
A review attendance records, test scores,
grades, special *Medical
examination
Students should have a physical as a preliminary *Interviews: Student
Student is asked about interests, leisure-time activities, type of
work done in the past, summer jobs, part-time work, and Parent
Parent is asked about goals they have for the child and Teacher
Teacher is asked to provide information about the cognitive and affective
skills of the student such as work habits, attention *Interest
inventories Provide
information about the occupational and *Vocational
aptitude / ability testing
These can test the students basic abilities
*Career
maturity ratings-The
attitudes, values, temperaments, and other *Job
readiness This
tests the ability to do such things as interviewing, *Job
analysis This will
test skills needed for a specific job. A.
Physical
standing for long periods of time B.
Motor
dexterity use of fingers C.
Perceptual
color discrimination D.
Academic
computational skills E.
Familiarity
with tools and equipment F.
Affective
social skills, how one speaks and interacts with others G.
Worker
traits time management and time pressure H.
Training
I.
Supervision J.
Working
conditions fumes, noise, etc. K.
Salary
and benefits L.
M.
Appearance *Commercial
work sample systems
This work sample system allows a student *Self-developed
work samples and simulations Simulation is
used to test for *Behavioral
analysis
The students actual job performance is tested. *Situational assessment The student is supervised while training or actually of the job. |
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