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Abrams, Michael – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1979
Describes the development of a work sample battery designed for assessment of vocational aptitudes, interests, and temperament in a disadvantaged client population. VITAS provides information about factors most related to success on the job: interest in the job, temperament for the job, and aptitudes for physical and cognitive components of the…
Descriptors: Aptitude, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Disadvantaged
Gannaway, Thomas W.; And Others – Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 1980
The vocational evaluation system has demonstrated relatively strong predictive validity in use with handicapped and disadvantaged individuals receiving vocational evaluation services. These findings permit greater confidence on the part of counselors, evaluators, and job placement specialists in determining occupational directions for their…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Disadvantaged, Job Skills, Physical Disabilities