This project's goal was the placement of diversely handicapped students at the secondary level in suitable vocational programs which would lead to eventual employment. The technique employed to discover the aptitudes of these special students was work sampling, which is a vocational evaluation procedure utilizing "hands on" experiences,…

This report describes the development of an Assessment Center for Deputy Wardens of Security of the Georgia Department of Offender Rehabilitation. The formulation of a complete job analysis based on extensive interviews, questionnaires, on-site meetings, and reviews of job descriptions is outlined, and assessment staff training is discussed. The…

This handbook provides resources for teachers and administrators involved in vocational assessment under the requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. The handbook is organized in seven sections. The first section provides an overview of the background and contents of the handbook. Section II gives an overview of the process of…

This model is an updated version of the California Agency-Based Vocational Assessment Model Draft developed in 1986. The first section of the manual summarizes the background of career assessment, defines the process, and provides a rationale for it. The second section analyzes critical issues in assessment. The assessment model and its stages…

This paper reports on a study undertaken to discover what instruments were available for use in career assessment. The study population was all sources of information that listed or described career assessment instruments. To identify those instruments used with special populations, a survey was sent to all regional service centers in Texas for…