This 2-year pilot study aimed to investigate the effects of a job coaching application (i.e., Job Coaching on Demand) on the knowledge and competencies of teachers and job coaches that work with young adults with developmental disabilities. Due to the global pandemic, this research was conducted virtually over a 2-year period. During the first…

Transparency and trustworthiness are among the key requirements for the ethical use of learning analytics (LA) and artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of social inclusion and equity. However, research on these issues pertaining to users is lacking, leaving it unclear as to how transparent and trustworthy current LA tools are for their…

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)

Examined the effectiveness of CHOICES (Computerized Heuristic Occupational Information and Career Exploration System) in promoting career decision making in college students (N=136). Results indicated that computerized guidance systems such as CHOICES are viable counseling interventions that can assist in meeting the career development needs of…

Injured workers are individuals whose injuries have resulted in residual impairment, making it impossible for them to return to their former jobs or to seek work in an allied field. This study investigated the differential effects of computer assisted career guidance (CACG) systems combined with a cognitive information processing strategy on…

This article discusses some current developments in Computer Based Guidance (CBG). CBG includes two major domains: educational/vocational information systems and counselor training programs. Educational/vocational information systems provide comprehensive and up-to-date data bases of information on educational requirements or programs and…

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.…

The possible utilities and limitations of computer-assisted career guidance systems (CACG) have been widely discussed although the effectiveness of CACG has not been systematically considered. This paper investigates the effectiveness of a theory-based CACG program, integrating Sequential Elimination and Expected Utility strategies. Three types of…

This paper presents the results of an evaluation of CHOICES, a career information system developed by the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, and implemented in Canada Employment Centers (CECs). Two instruments were designed for this evaluation: a questionnaire for clients who had just used CHOICES, and one for counselors who work with…

A study examined patterns of the use of two computer-assisted career guidance (CACG) systems--the DISCOVER System and the System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI)--at educational institutions throughout the country. A 30-item questionnaire was mailed to each of the 677 institutions across the United States that were identified as…

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…

Cognitive structuring was implemented by showing 30 subjects a 10-minute videotape that presented Holland's (1985) model of the world of work before they used an interactive computer-assisted guidance system (DISCOVER). The effect of prior structuring was assessed in terms of a subject's representation of the world of work, occupational certainty,…

A prototype corporate version of SIGI PLUS a computer-based career guidance system, was developed by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to serve the career counseling needs of adults in companies. It included a large store of nationally applicable occupational information that could be readily linked online to employer-provided company…

DISCOVER for Adult Learners (DISCOVER AL) and SIGI PLUS are recently developed computer-assisted guidance systems designed to assist individuals in making career decisions. This technical report highlights similarities and differences between the two computer-assisted guidance systems so that service providers may make informed choices concerning…

This report describes the activities of a group assigned to evaluate and make recommendations about the potential usefulness at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) of a computerized career guidance system, the System for Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI), which combines value orientation, decisionmaking processes, and…