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Rayman, Jack R.; And Others – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1978
This article summarizes the results of the field trial of DISCOVER, a computerized, interactive career guidance system intended to be used with students in grades seven to 12. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Using Microcomputer Based Career Guidance Systems in a University Setting: Reaction Data from Users.
Kapes, Jerome T.; And Others – 1985
This report compares the effectiveness of two microcomputer based career guidance systems that are gaining widespread acceptance--the System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI), produced by the Educational Testing Service, and DISCOVER, produced by the American College Testing Program. Both systems are designed to lead the user through…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Career Planning
Cassie, J. R. Bruce; And Others – 1979
This study evaluated the effectiveness of two Canadian computer-assisted career guidance services: the Computerized Heuristic Occupational and Career Exploration System (CHOICES) and the Student Guidance Information Service (S.G.I.S.). For three months, students were given access to both CHOICES and S.G.I.S. Students completed a questionnaire and…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Oriented Programs
Fredericksen, Gary E.; Fullerton, Theo F. – 1978
A pilot project, conducted by California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, for the California State University and Colleges, investigated the value of the System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI) as a career planning tool, and assessed its impact on the university's instructional timesharing computer from November 1977 to December…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Planning, College Students
Download full textSampson, James P., Jr.; And Others – 1986
A nationwide comparative study of the 677 sites using DISCOVER or SIGI (computer-assisted career guidance systems) as of June 1984 was made. Software-based and institutionally-based factors influencing system use were explored. The former included theoretical bases, ease of software usage, and developer's implementation assistance; while the…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software
Gingerich, Garland E. – 1972
To assist school administrators and guidance personnel in providing job placement services, a study was conducted to: (1) develop a model design for a school-based job placement system, (2) identify students to be served by the model, (3) list specific services provided to students, and (4) develop job descriptions for each individual responsible…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Post, John O., Jr.; And Others – 1976
The Massachusetts Occupational Competence Access Project (OCAP) was designed to provide secondary school students with marketable skills and to increase their ability to make decisions about careers. The first year's efforts were primarily concerned with setting up the project and with inservice training for teachers, counselors, and…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Exploration
Flynn, Marilyn L.; DiBello, Louis V. – 1982
The purpose of this paper is to summarize an evaluation of the PLATO career information development system (CIDS) at two sites in Illinois: Truman College, Chicago, and the Champaign Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Consortium. Data were obtained between March 31 and June 28, 1982 from 229 users in regard to six questions/issues that were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Exploration
PDF pending restorationBaltimore County Board of Education, MD. Western Vocational-Technical Center. – 1976
Covering a 2-year period (1974-76), this project conducted in Baltimore County, Maryland, demonstrated that an area-coordinated placement service should be part of the educational program of a school system. Project objectives were to serve as a job locating service to junior and senior high school students, to provide employers with a single…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, Computer Oriented Programs, Employment Services
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield. Div. of Vocational and Technical Education. – 1977
Activities of the Project DISCOVER team during the ten-month period from September 1, 1975 through June 30, 1976 are summarized in this report. (DISCOVER is a computer-based career guidance system under development since September 1972.) The major section reviews progress in meeting each of the following four objectives during the funding period,…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance, Computer Assisted Instruction
Petry, John R.; And Others – 1983
Results of an external evaluation of the Strengthening Developing Institutions Program (SDIP) at Austin Peay State University are presented. This federally-funded Title III SDIP program entailed five activities during 1980-1983: developmental studies program, administrative/operational support systems, career business and professional programs,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Business Administration Education, Career Counseling, Computer Oriented Programs
Risser, John J.; Tulley, John E. – 1974
The research design is presented for an evaluation of a computer based career guidance program, SIGI (System of Interactive Guidance and Information), designed by Educational Testing Service to assist community college students in improving their ability to make career decisions. The plan described is for the Pasadena City College field test--a…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Exploration
Struck, John W.; Curtis, Carroll A. – 1974
Specific programmatic segments of career education developed at four career education pilot sites in Pennsylvania--Ebensburg, Crawford County, Philadelphia, and McKeesport--were evaluated for the period June 1973 to September 1974. Evaluation was conducted through questionnaires, interviews, and observation. The Ebensburg project, conducted at a…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Education
1975
The 62 papers presented at the 1975 conference of the Military Testing Association cover almost all areas of military and occupational assessment and evaluation, and are arranged in 19 "common subject-matter groupings": Symposium (on Aptitude Testing), Training Extension Courses, Computerized Testing, Task Validation and Qualification…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Certification, Computer Assisted Instruction
