Chapter Six Individual and Group Assessment and Appraisal Donna S. Sheperis Michelle Perepiczka Clint Limoges Career Counseling: Foundations, Perspectives, and Applications edited by David Capuzzi and Mark Stauffer

Psychometric Concepts Reliability How repeatable and consistent Validity Accuracy and integrity of a test

Norms and Scoring Test norm definition: Descriptive statistical data derived from a representative group of scores to serve as a comparison for individuals taking the test

Norms and Scoring Standardized scores with fixed means and standardized deviations (SD) z scores (mean = 0, SD= 1) T scores (mean = 50, SD= 10) Stanines (mean = 5, SD= 2) Sten scores (mean = 5.5, SD = 2)

Ethical Considerations Competence in psychometrics APA 11 standards on assessment ACA 13 standards on evaluation, assessment, and interpretation NBCC 15 standards on measurement and evaluation Code of Fair Test Practice in Education

Use of Assessments in Career Counseling  Process of providing assessment  Informing clients of the process  Interpretation of results with clients

John Holland’s Personality Types R ealistic I nvestigative A rtistic S ocial E nterprising C onventional Various inventories test for goodness of fit Self-Directed Search (SDS) Vocational Preferences Inventory (VPI) Career Attitudes & Strategic Inventory (CASI) Strong Interest Inventory (SII)

Supers Life-Span Theory Interest: Strong’s Interest Inventory Various inventories assess career maturity, the salience of life roles, and the values in life Values: Work Values Inventory and Values scale Roles: Salience Inventory (SI)

Theory of Work Adjustment Needs/Values: Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ) Level of work and person correspondence Job Satisfaction: Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) Other: Minnesota Job Description Questionnaire (MJDQ)

Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) Helps adolescents and adults achieve an optimal level of career problem solving and decision-making skills in support of their career choices Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI) My Vocational Situation (MVS)

Assessments of Aptitude/Ability/Achievement Aptitude An ability, tendency, or capacity, whether inherited or learned from environmental and life experiences

Assessments of Ability & Achievement Wonderlic Basic Skills Test (WBST) SAT/ACT Assessment Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Miller Analogies Test (MAT)

Assessments of Interests Interests Defined as a set of beliefs or attitudes towards a given activity, interest is linked to motivation to engage in some form of that activity.

Assessments of Interests Kuder Occupational Interest Survey (KOIS) Kuder General Interest Survey (KGIS) Career Assessment Inventory (CAI)

Assessments of Values Values are generally defined as cognitive, emotional, and behavioral factors that manifest themselves as beliefs.

Assessments of Career Maturity Career maturity Refers to the clients’ ability to make reasoned career choices based on their skills, readiness, awareness and experience

Assessments of Career Maturity Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) The Career Factors Inventory (CFI)

Assessments of Personality Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) The Student Styles Questionnaire (SSQ) Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Comprehensive Personality Profile (CPP) The Jackson Personality Inventory-Revised (JPI-R)

Computer Assisted Career Guidance Systems (CAGS) Discover Choices SIGI-PLUS Career Key COIN Magellan

Qualitative Assessment Career Values Card Sort

Assessments of Special Populations Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI) Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation Scale (SL-ASIA) Wide Range Interest and Opinion Test (WRIOT)

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