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INTEREST


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TEST NAME: CAREER ASSESSMENT INVENTORY

GENERAL PURPOSE:

The CAI is an interest inventory which is oriented for people considering directplaceent! technical! "#siness or co#nity college

TARGET GROUP:

The general ad#lt pop#lation is considered the target gro#p for the Career Assessent

Inventory$ The preponderance of research and noring! however! has "een perforedon grad#ating high school st#dents! and persons entering technical or co#nitycollege$ It is viewed in the literat#re as a good test for career e%ploration$ It has veryhigh relia"ility &test'retest $() or a"ove! #p to *) days and $+) #p to , years-$ Its contentand constr#ct validity are also high &$,) to $+)-$

TEST ADMINISTRATION:

The CAI can "e self'! individ#ally'! or gro#p'adinistered$ It is #ntied$ It #s#allyre.#ires /) to /0 in#tes to coplete$

TESTING CONSIDERATIONS/ACCOMMODATIONS:

The CAI re.#ires a si%th'grade reading level$ It is paper'pencil and is ta1en on acop#teri2ed scan sheet which ay "e diffic#lt for persons with vis#al ipairents$

SCORING/INTERPRETATION:

The CAI is cop#ter'scored and #s#ally ta1es a"o#t 3 wee1 to process$ The cop#terscoring process provides an interesting! al"eit cople%! printo#t indicative of thetheoretical fo#ndation #pon which it was developed$ The 4olland si% occ#pationalthees! along with // "asic interest scales! (3 occ#pations 5 nonocc#pational scalesand / adinistrative indices are all recorded on the interpretative report$

REVIEWER COMMENTS:

The Career Assessent Inventory is a well'developed interest inventory which hasgreat application for persons in the process of career planning$ It is geared ore towardthose persons who are considering the sei's1illed and s1illed types of wor1 whileothers who want to consider a 5'year degree or "eyond ight want to consider toalternative interest inventories &i$e$! the Strong Cap"ell! the Self'6irected Search-$


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TEST NAME: 7EIST 8ICT9RE INTEREST INVENTORY &7EIST 8ICT-

GENERAL PURPOSE:

Assess vocational interests in the following areas "y ale and feale nors:8ers#asive! Clerical! Mechanical! M#sical! Scientific! O#tdoor! ;iterary! Artistic! SocialService! 6raatic! 8ersonal Service &


4/16

TEST NAME: 7OR6ON OCC98ATIONA; C4EC@;IST II &7OR6ON-

GENERAL PURPOSE:

7OC; II is a career g#idance tool designed for #se with nonprofessionally orientedindivid#als that helps the co#nselor and client gain insight to careers atching theclients interest$

TARGET GROUP:

8ersons whose career e%pectations are nonprofessional in nat#re$


Individ#al or gro#p adinistration$ 9ntiedB appro%iately /) to /0 in#tes$ Twoh#ndred forty &/5)- activities each related to a different occ#pationB client #nderlinesactivities interested in perforing as part of f#ll tie ?o" then circles the activities ostinterested in doing$


Si%th grade reading level$6esigned for #se with nonprofessionally oriented individ#als$


Areas of interest are identified "y inspection$ No achine scoring is necessary$

REVIEWER COMMENTS:

>#ic1 way to o"tain overview of clients general areas of e%pressed interest andspecific occ#pational preferences$ Incl#des a "road and representative sapling ofocc#pations that do not re.#ire advanced acadeic training$


5/16

TEST NAME: O=') &O= )-

GENERAL PURPOSE:

O='O is a general career interest inventory that allows the client to atch ed#cationalaspirations and ?o" interests with 3/) a?or career titles$

TARGET GROUP:

Recoended for st#dents in the ,th to 3)th grade$


6/16

TEST NAME: O='OA &Advanced-

GENERAL PURPOSE:

The general goal of O='OA is to atch the clients interests and s1ills with the wor1activities and re.#ireents that will "e fo#nd on the ?o"$ Ephasis is placed on #p'to'date and fast growing occ#pations$ O='OA is an advanced decision a1ing version ofthe O='O$

TARGET GROUP:Recoended for #se with st#dents in the 3)th to 3/th grade and ad#lts$


7/16

TEST NAME: @96ER VOCATIONA; 8RE


8/16

TEST NAME: MAOR'MINOR'


9/16

TEST NAME: 8ERSONA; CA8ACITIES >9ESTIONNAIRE &8ERSONA; CA8ACITIES>9E-

GENERAL PURPOSE:

This .#estionnaire was developed thro#gh a Training 7rant and has "een availa"lethro#gh The Material 6evelopent Center$ It was designed to "e #sed priarily "yreha"ilitation co#nselors in deterining specific client needs relative to wor1$

TARGET GROUP:Standard nors are liited d#e to the nat#re of the .#estionnaire and were copiled tothe e%tent necessary to develop the .#estionnaire$


Consists of 5/ .#estions relating to s#ch areas as: wor1 record! personal s1ills! socials1ills! co#nication s1ills! physical capacities! eory! ?#dgent! and desire to wor1$Self adinisteredDnontied$


Re.#ires +th grade reading level$


Man#ally scored$ Interpretation is done on a s#"?ective analysis "asis$

REVIEWER COMMENTS:

S#"?ect to e%tree Motivational 6istortion! i$e$! .#estions are presented in s#ch a waythat invites self serving responses$ 6o not recoend #sing this .#estionnaire as astandard eval#ation instr#ent$


10/16

TEST NAME: 8RE;IMINARY 6IA7NOSTIC >9ESTIONNAIRE &86>-

GENERAL PURPOSE:

The 86> is a str#ct#red diagnostic interview which provides an integrated assessentof f#nctional capacities ta1ing into acco#nt cognitive f#nctioning! physical liitations!eotional f#nctioning! and otivation or attit#des toward wor1$ It assists in caseplanning thro#gh .#antitative and .#alitative assessent of the individ#al! yieldsindications for .#estion for#lation regarding specialist eval#ations! and offers s#pport

in doc#enting eligi"ility in decisions in reha"ilitation planning$ 8rovides a pro"a"ility ofeployent score "ased on deographic inforation &gender! arital stat#s! wor1stat#s! disa"ility classification! ed#cation! and age-$

TARGET GROUP:

6esigned for #se with persons with disa"ilities and who ay a1e application forvocational reha"ilitation services$ Nors "ased #pon a national saple of /(/ clientswho were adinistered the 86> "y trained vocational reha"ilitation professionals$ Thesaple was predoinately white &/*0- and the only inority represented was "lac1&*0-$ The coposition "y gender was 30 ales and 3/ feales$ The average agewas /( with a standard deviation of 3)$++ years$ The disa"ilities represented "y the

saple are as follows: &5- vis#al ipairentB &,- hearing ipairentB &+/- orthopedicB&0- a"sence of ap#tation of a?or and inor e"ersB &333- ental! psychone#rotic!personality disorders and cheical dependency &*,-other conditions! etiology #n1nown$The average ed#cational level of the gro#p was 33$,+ with a standard deviation of /$/years$


M#st "e individ#ally adinistered$ No tie liit "#t generally ta1es )'() in#tes$Eval#ator needs to "e specifically trained on this$


E%cept for reading section! all s#"test are orally adinistered$ 8rovides grossassessent of cognitive f#nctioning! physical liitations! eotional f#nctioning! andotivation as well as social! econoic and personal considerations$ Self'reporteddeographic and disa"ility inforation ay conflict with faily or referral so#rcereports$ Cons#lt other so#rces for coparison$ Client sho#ld "e capa"le of providing anoral or written response to ost test ites$


Scores are reported in stanines rather than percentiles or standard scores$ Norsaple predoinately white with ental illness$ Man#als diffic#lt to coprehend$

REVIEWER COMMENTS:8ro"a"ility of eployent score does not ta1e into acco#nt severity of disa"ility!#ltiple disa"ling conditions! geographic eployent opport#nities! availa"ility oftransportation! or disincentives to wor1 As a res#lt! this score ay #nder estiate"arriers to eployent$ For1 iportance s#"test ay penali2e persons with realisticperceptions regarding their wor1 potential$


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a gross eas#re of a#ditory coprehension and eory$ For1 inforation sectionrelies heavily on .#estions regarding #nions which ay lower scores for persons havingotherwise good 1nowledge of the world of wor1$ 8resents an #nfair "ias to wor1ers inthe So#th where #nions are not so prevalent$ Meas#res internal vs$ e%ternal loc#s ofcontrol! "#t again! score ay "e lowered "y what are realistic perceptions of "arriers toeployent$ Eotional f#nctioning responses can "e ite analy2ed to identifypro"les associated with an%iety! depression! aggression! and withdrawal$ Can providesoe eas#re of eotional ad?#stent to disa"ility and need for f#rther psychological

assessent or co#nseling$ 6oes not provide a coprehensive assessent of f#nctionala"ilitiesDliitations "#t provides fraewor1 for planning f#rther eval#ation and services$Need to copare res#lts with faily and other reports! especially for clients with headin?#ry! as their self'awareness ay "e highly coproised$ 4elpf#l to interviewsignificant others as an ad?#nct to 86> assessent$


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TEST NAME:REVISE6 REA6IN7


13/16

TEST NAME: 4O;;AN6 SE;


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TEST NAME: 9NITE6 STATES EM8;OYMENT SERVICE INTEREST INVENTORY&9SES-

GENERAL PURPOSE:

The 9SES Interest Inventory was designed to help client learn ore a"o#t theirocc#pational interests anhow those interests related to wor1$ The 3/ scales are &)3-

Artistic! &)/- Scientific! &)*- 8lants anAnials! &)5- 8rotective Services! &)0-

Mechanical! &)- Ind#strial! &),- =#siness 6etail! &)+- Selling! &)(- Accoodating!&3)- 4#anitarian! &33- ;eading! Infl#encing! &3/- 8hysical 8erforing$

TARGET GROUP:Ad#lt ales and feales$


9ntied$ Can "e copleted within 30 to /) in#tes$ Can "e gro#p or individ#allyadinistered


The inventory consists of 3/ ?o" activities! occ#pational titles and life e%periences$

The client is as1ed to respond either G;i1eGB GHGB or G6isli1eG to each ite$ Re.#ires atleast a th grade reading level$

SCORING INTERPRETATION:

A score is o"tained for each of the 3/ interest scales$Raw scores are converted to Standard scores and percentiles$The 9SES Interest Inventory is #sed to identify client interests in relation to the 7#ideto Occ#pational E%ploration &7OE- interest areas$Standard scores on the 3/ interest scales are the initial "asis for interpretation of theclients responses to the interest inventory$

REVIEWER COMMENTS:


15/16

TEST NAME: VOCATIONA; 8RE


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TEST NAME: T4E FI6E RAN7E INTEREST AN6 O8INION TEST &FRIOT-

GENERAL PURPOSE:

The FRIOT is a pictorial interest test which is intended to "e c#lt#rally and se%#ally'#n"iased$ It idesigned to eas#re interest levels in 3+ cl#sters &art! literat#re! #sic!draa! sales! anageent! officwor1! personal service! protective service! socialservice! social science! "iological science! physical science! n#"er! echanics!achine operation! o#tdoor! and athletics- and +$general attit#de cl#sters

&sedentariness! ris1! a"ition! chosen s1ill level! se% stereotype! agreeent! negativeand positive spread-$

TARGET GROUP:

The nor gro#p for this test were ales and feales! ages range fro 0 to G*0 and#pG$ There are a n#"er of different pro"les with the validity st#dies on this test and itappears to "e geared ore for lower'f#nctioning individ#als than higher ones$Relia"ility coefficients were $+/ and a"ove while the only validity st#dy reported waswith the 7EIST and was very low$ The test sees to "e oriented towards ed#cationally'and c#lt#rally'disadvantaged! learning'disa"led! entally'retarded! and persons withhearing ipairents$


The test can "e either gro#p' or individ#ally'adinistered$ It #s#ally re.#ires a"o#t 5)in#tes to 3 ho#r to coplete$


The FRIOT re.#ires no reading "#t does re.#ire that the person ta1ing the test 1nowA! =! C! and the words GostG! GleastG and the a"ility to atch n#"ers$ =eca#se of theforat of the test "eing ta1en on answer sheets! there is occasionally soe diffic#lty inar1ing the answers in the right "o% which can indicate that the directions were notfollowed correctly or the presence of a vis#al ipairent$


The test is hand'scored and re.#ires a"o#t 30 in#tes$ The profile of interest andcl#sters of wor1 can "e related to 7OE codes as well as other codes! &i$e$! 4olland!etc$-$

REVIEWER COMMENTS:

The validity st#dies are wea1! "#t it does provide soe in'sight! partic#larly into lower'f#nctioning individ#als interests$ =eca#se it re.#ires *)') in#tes to ta1e! g#essingand rando ar1ing can occ#r! th#s invalidating the res#lts$ The answer sheets arefre.#ently ar1ed iproperly and aligning the scoring stencils can "e diffic#lt$

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