This booklet provides adult basic education teachers with information on 77 tests and measurement instruments currently available that were mentioned as useful and effective on a survey of approximately 350 adult education teachers in Pennsylvania and others throughout the country. The tests are listed under the categories of diagnostic,…

Considering the career development and decision-making needs of handicapped individuals, recommendations for using career guidance and assessment tools responsive to the special needs of handicapped individuals are discussed. Also included is a comprehensive summary of instruments and resources available to assist in educational placement and…

Designed to provide information about the Vocational Career Assessment Instruments Collection maintained at the New Jersey Occupational/Consumer Resource Center, this handbook contains a complete listing of the instruments in the test collection, a descriptive summary information sheet for each test, a list of test publisher information, and a…

California's 107 community colleges offer more than 300 different career and vocational education programs and enroll approximately 1.5 million students annually. Each college employs experienced career counselors and maintains an extensive battery of career assessment tools and materials. Developed to assist California employers in meeting their…

An overview of theory, assessment design, and programming in career development projects for special education students is presented, and 39 assessment instruments are reviewed. Components of career-vocational program development are identified, and steps in the developmental flow for assessment, evaluation, and curriculum design are listed. A…

This handbook provides an introduction to the use of vocational assessment instruments and an overview of 69 vocational assessment instruments. Vocational assessment guidelines offer suggestions for planning and implementing a vocational assessment program that emphasizes objective data. Topics covered include defining the goals and population,…

Information on vocational school psychology and resource materials are presented. After an introduction to the history of vocational school psychology, a distinction is made between career education and vocational education, and components of the vocational assessment process are examined. In addition, vocational assessment methods are discussed,…

This manual was developed to provide as complete a list as possible of vocational evaluation measures currently used by college professionals that can be appropriately used with hearing-, sight-, or motor-impaired college students, as well as with normal students. Specific modifications and/or adaptations are described. The major criterion used in…

This guide is designed to serve as a reference to assist providers of Job Training Partnership Act-funded programs in selecting appropriate interest, aptitude, and pre-employment and job readiness tests. Descriptions of 53 interest tests, 38 aptitude tests, and 37 pre-employment and job readiness tests are provided. Each description contains…