Increasingly, employers desire skills that have traditionally been the purview of high schools and postsecondary career and technical training systems: reading and writing, applied mathematics, and technical and functional skills specific to an occupational area. However, employers also want employees to possess generic skills, employability…

Eighty-four students from five vocational program areas completed the Generalizable Skills Student Self-Rating Assessment and the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale. A low correlation between the two instruments was found, suggesting that they do not measure the same constructs. Self-concept appeared to be influenced by wording, social expectations, and…

This study tested the construct of student self-ratings and teacher ratings of generalizable mathematics skills. The correlations between the student self-ratings and teacher ratings suggest only a low to moderate relationship or agreement and suggest that a small amount of variance is explained between the two sets of ratings. (CT)

A sample of 100 vocational students from 5 program areas completed a Student Self-Rating and 10 teachers completed a Teacher Rating, forms of the Generalizable Reasoning Skills instrument. Responses showed that students and teachers do not agree on students' level of reasoning skills. (SK)

Using a sample of four Illinois secondary vocational programs, the study attempted to test and cross-validate the construct of student self-ratings and teacher ratings of generalizable mathematics skills for handicapped students. Findings show a wide disagreement between the two ratings. Further research is suggested. (CH)

The three major assessment strategies that have been identified for measuring the generalizable skills of students in vocational programs (student self-ratings, teacher ratings, and performance or criterion measures) are described regarding their purpose, design, reliability, validity, and potential uses with special needs learners. (CT)

This study developed and validated a set of student self-ratings, teacher ratings, and performance test assessment instruments designed to measure the generalizable mathematics skills of students in vocational education programs. Results suggest that these instruments possess content and face validity, high internal consistency reliability, and…

The study investigated the relationship between mildly handicapped high school student (N=52) self-ratings and vocational teacher ratings of the students' generalizable communication skills. Results indicated that the ratings of the two groups tended to be in disagreement. (Author/DB)

Little agreement between student self-ratings and teacher ratings appeared when 226 secondary special needs students and 78 teachers rated students' reasoning skills. Possible causes were the halo effect, students' lack of knowledge, and students' difficulty in understanding the ratings. (SK)

A study developed a set of student self-ratings, teacher ratings, and performance test assessment instruments designed to measure the generalizable communication skills of students in secondary vocational programs. Tests were administered to a random sample of 150 students at 3 area vocational centers, with a retest of 75 students. (Author/JOW)

The authors developed, tested, and validated a set of student self-ratings, teacher ratings, and performance assessment instruments designed to measure generalizable reasoning skills of students enrolled in secondary vocational programs. They were found to be sufficiently reliable and valid indicators of functional learning strengths and…

The study examined the relationship between student and teacher ratings of the interpersonal relations skills of 165 special needs students enrolled in mainstreamed secondary level vocational programs. The correlations between the student self-ratings and teacher ratings suggest there is little agreement about students' actual skill levels. (DB)

This study examined the relationship between the self-ratings of 97 students and their teachers' ratings of four sets of generalizable skills: mathematics, communication, interpersonal relations, and reasoning. The students, who were either hearing or visually impaired, were enrolled in vocational classes at two residential secondary schools.…

Reports on a study of the effects of students' sex, type of vocational program, and aptitude test scores on self-ratings and teachers' ratings of students' generalizable skills. Concludes that student self-ratings and teacher ratings may represent feasible, practical ways to assess students' skills. Includes recommendations for further research…

Results of field testing for reliability and validity the Generalizable Mathematics Skills Student Self-Ratings (SSR), Teacher Ratings (TR), and Performance Test (PT) assessment instruments with 138 handicapped secondary students in vocational programs and their vocational teachers (N=5) found sufficient content and face validity and relatively…