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Peer reviewedBurlew, Larry D.; Morrison, Judith – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
Introduces specific techniques to enhance client change by using vocational assessment tools. Techniques are discussed with respect to the stages of a developmental change model. Illustrates sample counseling techniques (i.e., validation and concrescence, revitalization, and meaning making), so that career counselors can help clients use…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Change Strategies, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques
Peer reviewedTracey, Terence J. G.; Ward, Christopher C. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1998
An instrument for assessing children's interests was developed, and the structure of Holland-type career interests in children was examined. Differences between interests and competence perceptions were evaluated across ages. Results show few differences between interests and competence perceptions, which varied across age; fit of the circular…
Descriptors: Career Development, Children, College Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Kass, Richard A.; And Others – 1982
The purpose of this research is to examine the factor structure of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), Forms 8, 9, and 10. The ASVAB consists of ten subtests: General Science; Arithmetic Reasoning; Word Knowledge; Paragraph Comprehension; Numerical Operations; Coding Speed; Auto Shop Information; Mathematics Knowledge;…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude Tests, Classification, Cognitive Ability
Download full textEmployment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1982
The United States Employment Service (USES) Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for Carpenter is evaluated from three points of view: (1) technical adequacy of the research; (2) fairness to minorities; and (3) usefulness of the battery to United States Employment Service staff and employers in selecting individuals for Carpenter positions.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Carpentry, Occupational Tests, Personnel Evaluation
Miskimins, R. W.; And Others – Personnel Guidance J, 1969
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Job Satisfaction, Job Skills, Labor Utilization
Dallas Independent School District, TX. – 1979
During l978-79, the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) implemented a pilot program to develop a vocational assessment process for handicapped students from secondary special education programs. The evaluation was designed to help students identify their individual interests, skills, and potentials, and thereby plan for realistic careers in…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Magnet Schools
McCormick, Ernest J.; And Others – 1977
A study dealt with the use of the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) within a job component validity framework as the basis for estimating aptitude requirements of jobs represented by scores on commercially available tests as contrasted with scores on General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) tests. Procedures generally consisted of the use of job…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Occupational Tests, Performance Tests, Predictive Measurement
Pastrana, Ronald R. – 1975
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), developed by the Department of Defense, is a test geared toward career planning. This instrument has proved useful to other populations as well as the military. This is especially true for high school students, who during their final years of school must decide on what educational or…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Guidance, Career Planning, High School Students
Lofquist, Lloyd H.; Dawis, Rene V. – 1970
A series of studies were conducted to modify the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) and the Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ) for use with mentally retarded individuals. Modification of the GATB consisted of eliminating answer sheets, increasing practice, individual administration, untimed administration, removal of verbally loaded items,…
Descriptors: Adults, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Research, Material Development
Test Service Bulletin, 1951
Before a business adopts tests in personnel selection, it should be decided that the increased cost and bother are likely to be offset by the savings that come from this additional selection procedure. Fairly accurate estimates of the cost of testing can be made, but in educational testing it is harder than in businesses to measure the results in…
Descriptors: Bulletins, Cost Estimates, Counseling Effectiveness, Educational Testing
Goguen, Lucille – 1976
The development and use of the GATB in the United States is presented by a Canadian author. The history of establishing the norms for the GATB is also discussed. The use of the GATB as a counseling and selection tool is outlined while another section of the article points out the advantages and disadvantages of the test battery. There are also…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Educational Policy, Norm Referenced Tests
Peer reviewedFitzgerald, A. – Educational Research, 1978
Two studies compared results for students from "modern" and "traditional" mathematical backgrounds on industrial selection tests employed by many industries for recruitment purposes. There were no significant differences in overall performance, nor did inclination toward or away from a technical career in industry seem to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Testing, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Experience
Peer reviewedDiessner, Rhett – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery and the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress (STEP) were given to a sample of 37 Yakima Indian students. The predictive validity of the Academic Ability Scale was statistically significant with respect to four of five STEP subtests. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, American Indians, High School Students, High Schools
Peer reviewedFederico, Pat-Anthony; Landis, David B. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1984
Measures of six cognitive styles, six abilities, and 12 aptitudes were administered to 20l Navy recruits. Relationships among all cognitive attributes and between sets of styles and aptitudes were examined. Results indicated that many styles are significantly related to abilities and aptitudes. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style, Correlation, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedBallo, Gary R. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1973
Graduates and dropouts from six vocational training programs were compared on school record data and on responses to questionnaires. They did not differ significantly in age, level of education, high school completion, marital status, disabilities, or GATB score. Significant factors were: 1. whether vocational school offered student's first choice…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Comparative Analysis, Dropouts, Grade Point Average
