This bulletin contains the specifications for the Professional Education subtest of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination. The specifications presented are being used for the 1980-81 examinations. General information on the test includes an outline of the content base, a content base/competency matrix, and a blueprint of the test by…

By using environmental data, possibly as predictors in their own right, but most probably as moderator variables, it was intended to evaluate available and currently used predictors of leadership potential and academic success. The Environment and Interest Inventory was administered to nearly every candidate for admission to the academy. Over…

The Ohio Vocational Interest Survey (OVIS) has two aims: (1) to assist youth in understanding themselves in relation to the world of work and, (2) as a result, to provide a background for career choice. To do so, OVIS provides a functional system for relating an individual's interests into broad homogeneous clusters of jobs. OVIS consists of a…

Based upon the structure of Canadian Classification and Dictionary of Occupations, the volume presents highly condensed descriptions of classification clusters representing the universe of occupational groups in the Canadian economy. It is a useful tool for vocational counselors, students, and clients. Each cluster is assigned a number; the…

The primary purpose of this study was to obtain estimates of the human attribute requirements of the job elements of the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ). A secondary purpose was to explore the reliability of job-related ratings as a function of the number of raters. A taxonomy of 76 human attributes was used and ratings of the relevance of…

Male and female enlistees were compared on the basis of their performance on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. Mean Aptitude Index scores were compared for male and female enlistees on the original testing and on retest. Males scored higher on mechanical and electronics, and females scored higher on administrative and general. Both…

Comparative validity data for the Career Ability Placement Survey and the General Aptitude Test Battery relative to predicting course marks are presented for a sample of ninth grade students. The pattern of correlations between school grades and conceptually similar tests in the two measures was highly similar. (Author/JKS)

Presents biographical sketches of four handicapped individuals whose participation in vocational training programs has fostered active and successful careers. (BM)

Presents some principles and techniques to help vocational instructors in working with handicapped students in both classroom and lab, including special techniques for different kinds of handicaps. Special education teachers and consultants are suggested as offering valuable assistance. (MF)

Vocational assessment services increasingly are being provided to disabled secondary school students as a result of recent federal legislation. Describes the need for such services, presenting a vocationally oriented psychological evaluation of a disabled adolescent. Discusses traditionally derived school psychological assessment data in…

Compared (a) three vocational assessment batteries, (b) structured individual counseling and unstructured individual counseling, and (c) mixed-sex versus same sex career groups in terms of their usefulness, educational value, and enjoyability as perceived by gifted adolescents. Students preferred a test battery consisting of the Self-Directed…

Persons with moderate and severe handicaps have had limited access to competitive employment. This article provides current information on the capabilities of retarded persons to perform competitively and on opportunities for them to acquire jobs. A true-or-false quiz is provided with answers so that readers can test their knowledge. (Author)

A sample of over 3,000 mildly retarded adolescents and young adults were administered a newly designed picture-inquiry instrument to measure vocational interest and knowledge. (Author)

Discusses importance of seeking out potential strengths of handicapped, providing specialized testing, consulting and counseling parents, providing exploratory work experience, realistically appraising local labor market, communicating with local agencies in effort to establish workable training programs for handicapped. (CJ)