Chapter Six Individual and Group Assessment and Appraisal

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Chapter SixIndividual and Group Assessment and
Appraisal
Career Counseling Foundations,
Perspectives, and Applications edited by
David Capuzzi and Mark Stauffer

• Donna S. Sheperis
• Michelle Perepiczka
• Clint Limoges

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Psychometric Concepts

• Reliability
• How repeatable and consistent
• Validity
• Accuracy and integrity of a test

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Norms and Scoring

• Test norm definition
• Descriptive statistical data derived from a
  representative group of scores to serve as a
  comparison for individuals taking the test

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Norms and Scoring

• Standardized scores with fixed means and
  standardized deviations (SD)
• z scores (mean 0, SD 1)
• T scores (mean 50, SD 10)
• Stanines (mean 5, SD 2)
• Sten scores (mean 5.5, SD 2)

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Ethical Considerations

• Competence in psychometrics
• APA 11 standards on assessment
• ACA 13 standards on evaluation, assessment, and
  interpretation
• NBCC 15 standards on measurement and evaluation
• Code of Fair Test Practice in Education

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Use of Assessments in Career Counseling

• Process of providing assessment
• Informing clients of the process
• Interpretation of results with clients

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John Hollands Personality Types

Realistic Investigative Artistic Social Enterprisi
ng Conventional
Various inventories test for goodness of fit
Self-Directed Search (SDS) Vocational Preferences
Inventory (VPI) Career Attitudes Strategic
Inventory (CASI) Strong Interest Inventory (SII)
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Supers Life-Span Theory
Various inventories assess career maturity, the
salience of life roles, and the values in life

Interest Strongs Interest Inventory
Values Work Values Inventory and Values scale
Roles Salience Inventory (SI)
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Theory of Work Adjustment
Level of work and person correspondence

Needs/Values Minnesota Importance Questionnaire
(MIQ)
Job Satisfaction Minnesota Satisfaction
Questionnaire (MSQ)
Other Minnesota Job Description Questionnaire
(MJDQ)
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Cognitive Information Processing (CIP)
Helps adolescents and adults achieve an optimal
level of career problem solving and
decision-making skills in support of their career
choices
Career Thoughts Inventory (CTI) My Vocational
Situation (MVS)
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Assessments of Aptitude/Ability/Achievement
Aptitude An ability, tendency, or capacity,
whether inherited or learned from environmental
and life experiences
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Assessments of Ability Achievement
Wonderlic Basic Skills Test (WBST) SAT/ACT
Assessment Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
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Assessments ofInterests
Interests Defined as a set of beliefs or
attitudes towards a given activity, interest is
linked to motivation to engage in some form of
that activity.
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Assessments ofInterests
Kuder Occupational Interest Survey (KOIS) Kuder
General Interest Survey (KGIS) Career
Assessment Inventory (CAI)
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Assessments ofValues
Values are generally defined as cognitive,
emotional, and behavioral factors that manifest
themselves as beliefs.
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Assessments ofCareer Maturity
Career maturity Refers to the clients ability
to make reasoned career choices based on their
skills, readiness, awareness and experience
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Assessments ofCareer Maturity
Career Maturity Inventory (CMI) The Career
Factors Inventory (CFI)
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Assessments ofPersonality
Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF)
The Student Styles Questionnaire (SSQ)
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Comprehensive Personality Profile (CPP) The
Jackson Personality Inventory-Revised (JPI-R)
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Computer Assisted Career Guidance Systems (CAGS)
Discover Choices SIGI-PLUS Career Key
COIN Magellan
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Qualitative Assessment
Career Values Card Sort
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Assessments of Special Populations
Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory
(CCAI) Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity
Acculturation Scale (SL-ASIA) Wide Range
Interest and Opinion Test (WRIOT)
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References
Hood, A.B. Johnson, R.W. (1991) Assessment in
counseling A guide to the use of psychological
assessment procedures. Alexandria, VA American
Counseling Association. Kapes, J.T. Mastie,
M.M. (2002). A counselors guide to career
assessment instruments (4th ed.). Alexandria,VA
National Career Development Association. Starkey,
D., Rasmus, S. D. (2005). Individual and Group
Assessment and Appraisal. In D. Capuzzi, M.
Stauffer (Eds.), Career counseling Foundations,
perspectives, and applications. Allyn Bacon.