The Occupational Report (OR) is a computer-generated report that provides occupational information for planning vocational rehabilitation services. Input data includes raw scores from the USES (United States Employment Service) Interest Inventory and raw scores from either the General Aptitude Test Battery or the Non-Reading Aptitude Test Battery.…

Designed for use in the selection of apprentices, trainees, technical and trade personnel, and any other persons who need to read and understand text of a technical nature, this Applied Reading Test specimen set contains six passages and 32 items, has a 30-minute time limit, and is presented in a reusable multiple choice test booklet. The specimen…

The Employability Maturity Interview (EMI) is a 10-item structured interview developed to assess readiness for the vocational rehabilitation planning process and the need for additional vocational exploration and employability services. The items deal with occupational choice, self-appraisal of abilities, self-appraisal of personality…

The Work Performance Assessment (WPA) is a brief work simulation designed to evaluate job maintenance skills, emphasizing work-related social/interpersonal skills rather than specific vocational skills. The WPA uses three work samples involving sorting of food service items to measure 19 common work demands in four categories: responding to…

This document is an orientation manual for the Career Ladder Counselor Evaluation System, a part of the Tennessee Career Ladder Better Schools Program. The evaluation system for guidance counselors was developed by using the best ideas from educational research and from counselors in Tennessee. The system was field tested in the fall of 1985.…

This manual is designed to provide Tennessee School administrators and supervisors with the information needed to understand the revised Career Ladder Evaluation System, and prepare them for the evaluation at Career Levels I and II. The manual covers the following information: (1) improvements of the revised system; (2) assumptions and principles;…

This document is an orientation manual for the Library Media Specialist Evaluation System, a part of the Tennessee Career Ladder Better Schools Program. This evaluation system was developed by using the best ideas from educational research and from library media specialists in Tennessee. The system was field tested in the fall of 1985. Contained…

The purpose of this skills assessment instrument is to determine if a student has the basic mathematics, reading, writing, and listening skills needed in training for office occupations. The instrument contains 29 items which test mathematical computation skills; reading comprehension; understanding of percentages and fractions; ability to read…

This document contains employment-readiness tests for five office occupations: general office clerk, clerk typist, stenographer, accounting clerk, and word processing operator. Each test has two sections: an objective section to measure the student's attitudes and knowledge and a performance section to measure the appropriate skills. The objective…

This manual is designed to provide Tennessee teachers with the information needed to understand the revised Career Ladder Evaluation System and prepare them for the evaluation at Career Levels I and II. It includes the following information: (1) improvements in the revised version (1985-86); (2) fundamental beliefs and principles; (3) levels of…

This manual contains a work sample intended to assess a handicapped student's interest in and potential to pass sucessfully a training program in automotive mechanics or in a similar automotive job. Section 1 describes the assessment, correlates the work performed and worker traits required for completing the work sample, and lists related…

This manual contains a work sample intended to assess a handicapped student's interest in and potential to pass successfully a training program in automotive mechanics or in a similar automotive job. Section 1 describes the assessment, correlates the work performed and worker traits required for completing the work sample, and lists related…

This manual contains a work sample intended to assess a handicapped student's interest in and to screen interested students into a training program in Distributive Education I. (The course is based on the entry level of a bagger job.) Section 1 describes the assessment, correlates the work performed and worker traits required for completing the…

This manual contains a work sample intended to assess a handicapped student's ability to move the fingers and manipulate small objects with the fingers, rapidly and accurately. Section 1 describes the assessment and lists related occupations and DOT codes. Instructions to the evaluator are provided in the next section. The conditions and…

This manual contains a work sample intended to assess a handicapped student's ability to move the hands easily and skillfully and the ability to move the hands in placing and turning motions. Section 1 describes the assessment and lists related occupations and DOT codes. Instructions to the evaluator are provided in the next section. The…