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How to Interpret the O*NET Ability How to Interpret the O*NET Ability Profiler ResultsProfiler Results

How to Interpret the O*NET Ability How to Interpret the O*NET Ability Profiler ResultsProfiler Results

Dr. Janet E. WallDr. Janet E. WallSenior Trainer, ONET Academy

Dr. Janet E. WallDr. Janet E. WallSenior Trainer, ONET Academy

An O*NET Academy BriefingAn O*NET Academy Briefing

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Relax and EnjoyRelax and Enjoy

• Session will be recorded and archived

• Can listen to the session again at http://www.onetacademy.com

• Can download slides

• Come in with questions as you have them

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Part 3 of 3Part 3 of 3

• 3 part series– Introduction to the O*NET Tools and the Ability

Profiler (30 July)– How to Administer the Ability Profiler (31 July)– How to Interpret the Ability Profiler (1 August)

• After attending all 3 sessions – certificate of completion

• Any session stands on its own

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Session 3 - Learning ObjectivesSession 3 - Learning Objectives

• Overview the Ability Profiler (AP)• Describe contents of the AP Score Report• Review percentiles• Overview norms• Overview how AP results are matched to

occupations• Review occupational information using O*NET

Online• Discuss example profile

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Three InstrumentsThree Instruments

• O*NET Interest Profiler

• O*NET Work Importance Locator/Profiler

• O*NET Ability Profiler

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O*NET Career Exploration ToolsO*NET Career Exploration Tools

Tool Format Purpose

O*NET Interest Profiler

Paper/Pencil Work-related Interests

O*NET Interest Profiler

Standalone or Network

Work-related Interests

O*NET Work Importance Locator

Paper/Pencil What is Important in a Job (Values)

O*NET Work Importance Profiler

Standalone or Network

What is Important in a Job (Values)

O*NET Ability Profiler

Paper/Pencil What Individual Can Do Well (Ability)

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Proper UseProper Use

• Developed only for career exploration, career counseling

• Not for job selection or selection into job training programs

• Administered to 1 or more persons• Paper/pencil only

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Ability Profiler Overview – 11 testsAbility Profiler Overview – 11 tests

• Computation• Arithmetic

Reasoning• Vocabulary• Name Comparison• Object Matching• Three Dimensional

Space

• Mark Making• Place • Turn• Assemble• Disassemble

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Relationship Between Measured Constructs Relationship Between Measured Constructs and AP Exercisesand AP Exercises

What is Measured/ReportedWhat is Measured/Reported Exercise/SubtestExercise/Subtest

Verbal Ability Vocabulary

Arithmetic Reasoning Arithmetic Reasoning

Computation Computation

Spatial Ability Three-Dimensional Space

Form Perception Object Matching

Clerical Perception Name Comparison

Motor Coordination Mark Making

Manual Dexterity Place

Turn

Finger Dexterity Assemble

Disassemble

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Tests Administered and ScoredTests Administered and Scored

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OptionsOptions

• Hand data entry program can be downloaded from the www.onetcenter.org website

• Scoring Program and User’s Guide found on www.onetcenter.org website

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Score Report (1)Score Report (1)

Person’s scores are compared to general working population – the norm group.

graphic, numerical and verbal information

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Score Report (2)Score Report (2)

Reports the Constructs Measured – not the subtests

Percentiles

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What is a Percentile?What is a Percentile?Raw No. People Cum Freq Cum Per

1 2 2 0.4%2 3 5 1.0%3 5 10 2.0%4 9 19 3.8%5 13 32 6.4%6 22 54 10.8%7 35 89 17.8%8 52 141 28.2%9 68 209 41.8%

10 50 259 51.8%11 72 331 66.2%12 65 396 79.2%13 20 416 83.2%14 15 431 86.2%15 14 445 89.0%16 12 457 91.4%17 10 467 93.4%18 9 476 95.2%19 7 483 96.6%20 5 488 97.6%21 6 494 98.8%22 3 497 99.4%23 2 499 99.8%24 1 500 100.0%25 0 500 100.0%

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Score Report (3)Score Report (3)

Number Correct of Total Items

No number correct; number

attempted

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Score Report (4)Score Report (4)

Note

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NormsNorms

• Based on a sample of 4000 people selected to reflect the distributions of workers in five occupational categories as per the US Census Bureau

– Professional and Semi-professional– Clerical, Sales, and Kindred Workers– Craftsmen, Foreman, and Kindred Workers– Operatives and Kindred Workers– Laborers (except farm and mine)

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General Working PopulationGeneral Working Population

• Norms developed in 1950s • Studies show Means and SDs stable over

time (USES Test Report No 148, 1984)• Sample called the General Working

Population

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General Working Population (2)General Working Population (2)• Sample selected to represent the percent of population

by occupational groupings– Age Range = 18-54 years– Mean Education = 11 years

• Males, 10.2• Females, 11.7

– Gender• Males, 46%• Females, 54%

– Supplemented by many additional studies to include high school students

– See General Aptitude Test Battery, Development Report, Section III for details

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Linking GATB Norms to the APLinking GATB Norms to the AP

• Equating study performed between GATB and AP

• Results sufficiently similar between GATB and AP so that the general working population norms could be used (Segall and Monzon, 1995)

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Score Report (5)Score Report (5)

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Score Report (6)Score Report (6)

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Score Report (7)Score Report (7)

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Selecting a Job ZoneSelecting a Job Zone

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Occupational ReportsOccupational Reports

• Five occupational listings are generated, one for each job zone

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Job Zone 1 OccupationsJob Zone 1 Occupations

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Job Zone 2 OccupationsJob Zone 2 Occupations

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Job Zone 3 OccupationsJob Zone 3 Occupations

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Job Zone 4 OccupationsJob Zone 4 Occupations

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Job Zone 5 OccupationsJob Zone 5 Occupations

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Match Profile to Match Profile to Occupational Information (1)Occupational Information (1)

• Occupational Ability Profiles (OAPs) were created for each of the 950+ O*NET occupations (see available development report for more detail)

• Ability scores of job incumbents (1000+ jobs) along with information from the DOT (e.g., data, people things; SVP) were used to estimate the 9 ability scores for each occupation

• Occupation profiles were converted to the existing O*NET/SOC classification system

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Match Profile to Occupational Match Profile to Occupational Information (2)Information (2)

• Person’s ability profile is matched to occupational profile – Using index of similarity (correlation)

• Shape of the profile matters, not the level or percentile

• Minimum of 10 occupations are generated for each job zone – up to 25 if they are “strong matches”– correlation cutoff depends on number of AP

subtests taken

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Score Report (8)Score Report (8)

Fire InspectorRetail Salesperson

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Based on list of occupations, the client selects one job from Job Zone 1 and two from Job Zone 3

Advertising Sales Agent

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Exploring an OccupationExploring an Occupation

• Select occupation to explore• Example: Fire Inspectors, Job Zone 3• Go to O*NET ONLINE

– http://online.onetcenter.org

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Discussion – Joe LuwisDiscussion – Joe Luwis

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Questions/CommentsQuestions/Comments

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O*NET AP Administrators Training O*NET AP Administrators Training Tools available on O*NET AcademyTools available on O*NET Academy

• Online Self-Assessment Quiz !

Gauge your understanding of what it takes to successfully administer the Ability Profiler .

• Downloadable Lunch and Learn Training Packet

Includes PowerPoint Slides, FAQs, Administrator Checklist, and Scenarios for Group Discussion

www.onetacademy.com

• Check out www.onetcenter.org for more information

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Supporting WebinarsSupporting Webinars• How to Download and Use the O*NET Interest Profiler

and Work Importance Profiler

• Overview of the O*NET Ability Profiler

• How to Administer the O*NET Ability Profiler

• How to Interpret the Ability Profiler

• O*NET for Job Seekers and Students

• New Enhancements to O*NET

• O*NET Tools for School Counselors

• O*NET Tools for Military in Transition

• Links between Occupations, Education, and Pay