ksu transition symposium 2016- career assessment

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Regional Career Assessment Specialists

ADVANTAGES

➢Career Planning

➢Self-Advocacy

➢Information for the IEP Transition Statement

➢Linkage with Career & Technical Education Programs

➢Linkage with Job Training Opportunities

➢Supporting documentation for eligibility

determination with Adult Service Providers

STUDENTS SERVED

• Students with Disabilities ➢mild to moderate: SLD, EBD, ID, HI, MD➢10th grade

• Students without Disabilities➢CBI: identified as “at risk” (attendance, academics & behavior)➢9th grade

• Students with Disabilities ➢11th or 12th grade ➢Students with referrals to adult agencies such as OOD or DD

• With parental consent in order for students to be pulled from academic classes, during the school day & receive Career Assessment evaluation.

CAREER ASSESSMENT REPORT

➢Identifies employability skills, strengths, preferences,

interests & needs

➢Recognizes current habits in educational setting (study

skills, organization habits, timeliness & attendance)

➢Includes observations & interviews

➢Includes Records Review

➢Addresses “Functional Capacity” areas

FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY AREAS

➢Communication

➢Interpersonal Skills

➢Mobility

➢Self-Care

➢Self-Direction

➢Work Skills

➢Work Tolerance

RESULTS

• Career Assessment Report available to:➢Student

➢Parents

➢IEP/CBI Teacher

➢School Counselors

➢School Psychologists

➢Career & Technical Education Instructor

➢Job Training Coordinator

➢Adult Service Providers

• Career Resource Folder is given to each student & includes:➢Information Relevant to Students’ Strengths, Interests, Needs

Preferences & Goals

• IEP Meeting

COLLABORATION BETWEEN:

➢Intervention Specialists (IEP Teachers)

➢Career Based Intervention (CBI) Teachers

➢Job Training Coordinators (JTC)

➢Career & Technical Education Instructors

➢Adult Service Providers

ASSESSMENT TOOLS

INTERVIEW/PERFORMANCE/OBSERVATION

OBSERVATIONS

➢Interview Skills

➢Posture & Stance

➢Listening Skills/Following Directions

➢Work Speed

➢Stamina & Endurance

RECORDS REVIEW:

State & District Data

• Measures of Academic Progress (administered 3 times each school year)

➢Reading

➢Math

Evaluation Team Report (ETR):

• Summary of Assessment Results

• Description of Educational Needs

• Implications for Instruction and Progress Monitoring

RECORDS REVIEW:

IEP

• Vision Statement

➢Future Goals

• Transition Statement

➢Section 4: Post Secondary Transition

Statement of Transition Service Needs that focus on

Course of Study

Results of Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment Data

➢Section 5: Post Secondary Transition Services

Post Secondary Education & Training

Employment

Independent Living, Leisure & Community Involvement

*Suggestions for IEP Sections 4 & 5 are written and provided to IEP

teachers as part of the Career Assessment Report

INTERESTS

➢Learning Styles

➢Leisure Time Activities

➢Community Involvement

➢School Activities, Teams, Groups & Clubs

➢Talents

➢Likes & Dislikes

Jobs

Tasks

Environments & Settings

CAREER INTEREST SURVEY

➢Health & Human Services

➢Business Marketing & Finance

➢Construction

➢Education & Training

➢Hospitality & Tourism

➢Information Technology

➢Manufacturing & Transportation

➢Arts & Communication

Identifies activities, personal qualities, school subjects & leisure activities

students like and matches them with a career area.

EDUCATIONCURRENT & FUTURE

• Organizational Skills

➢Folders, notebooks, papers, locker, book bag

• Study Habits

➢Keeping track of homework

➢Studying for tests

• Academics

➢GPA

➢Report Card

➢Credit Accumulation

➢Barriers to Graduation (failed credit & fees)

INTERVIEW:

ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS & STUDY HABITS

• Show:

➢If student brought back pack or folders they are asked to

show how they organize their school work.

➢How they keep track of homework papers (upcoming

assignments that are due soon & homework assignments

that have been returned to the student) & other school

work (notes, tests, study guides)

➢How they keep track of homework assignments (school

planner, calendar on phone, homework notebook)

• Student tells:

➢How they study & get ready for tests

➢Ways they prefer to study (alone or with a partner)

➢Where they study (at home, at school)

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

• Experience: employment, volunteering, home responsibilities

• Interests

• Abilities

➢Money counting & calculations

➢Time telling (analogue) & calculations (backwards/forwards)

➢Interpersonal skills

• Attendance/Behavior (In-School & Out-of-School Suspensions)

• Communication

➢Interpersonal skills (teacher input through “Behavior Rating Scale”,

observations, interview)

➢Written (job application, school work)

• Handwriting

• Typing

➢Technology skills/access: computer, cell phone

Money

➢Recognition

➢Counting

➢Given

➢Received

➢Making

Change

➢Estimates

*An

educational

set of money

is used in this

evaluation

*No calculator

used for this

assessment

Money Calculation Norms-continuously adding data to improve norms-

Time➢Analogue time telling

➢Analogue time

calculations

➢15 minute break

➢30 minute break

*An analogue clock is

used in this evaluation

*No calculator used for

this assessment

Time➢Digital Time Calculations

➢20 minute break

➢45 minute break

➢backward time

calculations

*No calculator

used for this

assessment

INTERACTIONS WITH CO-WORKER & SUPERVISORS

➢Following Directions

➢Requesting Assistance

➢Handling Criticism & Correction

➢Initiative & Work Ethic

➢Handling Teasing & Provocation

➢Cooperative Work Behaviors

(multiple choice/5 questions per domain)

Student Interest Form for Career & Technical

Education Programs

Describe your career goals:

1. Explain why you are

interested in the program you

are requesting

1. Explain how completing the

program would help you

when you graduate from high

school

Evaluated for:

➢Content

➢Quantity

➢Punctuation

➢ Spelling

➢Grammar

➢Capitalization

ONLINE:

TYPING SPEED TEST

One minute

test to

determine

words per

minute

typed.

PAPER/PENCIL:

JOB APPLICATION

ONLINE:

OHIO MEANS JOBS

➢ Students can create a “backpack” and store all

assessment results

○ Career Cluster Inventory

■ middle school and high school students

○ Career Profile

■ high school students

● Results: Holland’s Code○ People who choose to work in an environment similar to

their personality type are more likely to be successful

and satisfied.

➢ Search for information about jobs (similar to O’Net)

➢ Practice interview skills

○ record responses and replay for students to self-

assess

HOLLAND CODE CORRELATION

➢Links Holland Code results from the Career

Profile assessment on OMJ to Career

Clusters

CAREER CLUSTER MATRIX

➢ Interests, Skills, & Aptitudes

➢ Career Connections

○ career outcomes for each program

ASSESSMENT

TASK & JOB INVENTORY

➢Analysis of tasks at entry level jobs in the Akron

community are presented to students in order to

determine student preferences & interests

➢This inventory addresses “Jobs”, “Job Duties” &

“Work Environments”

➢Students identify all areas that appeal to them &

that they would be willing to try

Worker PreferencesEnvisionIT resource

The Ohio State University Nisonger Center. (2012-2017). Scaling-Up EnvisionIT: A Model for

Teaching 21st Century Skills. Columbus, Ohio.

Worker Values

The Ohio State University Nisonger Center. (2012-2017). Scaling-Up EnvisionIT: A Model for

Teaching 21st Century Skills. Columbus, Ohio.

LEARNING STYLES INVENTORIES

• V.A.R.K. (Visual, Auditory, Reading & Writing, Kinesthetic)

➢16 prompts with 4 choices (one from each domain)

➢Student chooses as many as apply

•I Like Your Style

➢ 24 prompts

➢ Likert scale “Often, Sometimes, or Seldom”

•C.I.T.E. (Center for Innovative Teaching Experiences)

Inventory

➢ 45 questions

➢ Likert scale 1-4 (most like me to least like me)

VocFit

" Job matching is the collaborative, data-based decision-making process used by transition

teams to determine the best fit between an individual’s abilities and preferences and the

job’ s environmental and occupational demands” -Persch et al., 2015a

Vocational Fit Assessment

● Valid and reliable assessment of student abilities & internship demands

Demands & Abilities Transforming Algorithm

● Consistent, efficient, & trustworthy data processing

Job Matching Reports

● Novel decision support system identifies the pros and cons of each potential

job match.

● Reveals areas of need for goal setting and skill development

QUESTIONS

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Comments

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THE END

Thank you

for your time and attention!

Dr. Emily Parker and Susan Plas M.Ed.

eparker2@apslearns.org splas@apslearns.org

Career Assessment Specialists for

Akron Public Schools