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Peer reviewedPrediger, Dale J. – Career Development Quarterly, 1987
Conducted study to examine validity of Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Form 14 (ASVAB-14) composites and validity of new ASVAB-14 Job Cluster Scales developed by American College Testing Program for use in computer-based career planning system, DISCOVER. Found ASVAB-14 had serious limitations for career counseling. (NB)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Development, Computer Oriented Programs, Test Validity
Peer reviewedGaris, Jeffrey W.; Niles, Spencer G. – Career Development Quarterly, 1990
Assigned undecided college students (n=112) at two universities to computer-assisted guidance systems (CACG) and career planning course, career planning course alone, or CACG and introductory business or psychology course. Findings demonstrated effectiveness of career planning courses and of CACG. Assigning students to both treatments may be…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Curriculum, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs
Peer reviewedMcKee, Lynne M.; Levinson, Edward M. – Career Development Quarterly, 1990
Discusses general issues and concerns relative to the adaptation of paper-pencil assessment instruments to computerized formats. Describes and evaluates Self-Directed Search computerized version (SDS-CV). Presents strengths and weaknesses of the SDS-CV and makes recommendations for its use. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Computer Oriented Programs, Evaluation Methods, Reliability
Peer reviewedGaris, Jeffrey W.; Hess, H. Richard – Career Development Quarterly, 1989
Explored effects of Career Navigator, program providing job search assistance, on college student self-rated knowledge and skill in the job search process as compared to professional development business administration course and no-treatment control. Findings suggest that students using Career Navigator progressed in self-rated knowledge of job…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBackes, Pamela S.; Forrest, Linda – Career Development Quarterly, 1989
Describes computerized career resource network designed to assist in matching college students, efficiently and cost effectively, with professional in their career fields of interest. Presents history of the program, recruiting of alumni volunteers, developing computer program, student access and involvement, staffing and coordination, and future…
Descriptors: Alumni, Career Choice, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs
Peer reviewedMarin, Pamela A.; Splete, Howard – Career Development Quarterly, 1991
Used DISCOVER II, computer-based career information system, in career counseling intervention for 188 automobile workers in career transition. Found that workers could increase their level of career decidedness and make progress in their commitment to occupational choice through use of computer-based career counseling program.…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Change, Career Counseling, Computer Oriented Programs
Peer reviewedFukuyama, Mary A.; And Others – Career Development Quarterly, 1988
Assessed impact of DISCOVER, computerized career guidance program, on career self-efficacy and decision making among college undergraduates (N=177). Results revealed that DISCOVER had positive effect on both career self-efficacy and career decision making among these undecided college students. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Guidance, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making
