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Publication Date: 2013-Jun
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Evaluating FOCUS-2's Effectiveness in Enhancing First-Year College Students' Social Cognitive Career Development
Tirpak, David M.; Schlosser, Lewis Z.
Career Development Quarterly, v61 n2 p110-123 Jun 2013
This study examined the effectiveness of the computer-assisted career guidance system, FOCUS-2, on 1st-year college students' social cognitive career development. Specifically, the authors assessed career decision self-efficacy (CDSE) and assessment of attributions for career decision making (AACDM) using repeated measures analyses of variance with a sample of 1st-year college students (N= 420). Effectiveness was measured as a change in participants' CDSE and AACDM scores from pretest to posttest. Results demonstrated that participants' interaction with FOCUS-2 was associated with increases in participants' CDSE and alteration to a less optimistic style for AACDM. Gender, race, academic major status, and the amount of time using FOCUS-2 were also considered. Implications for practice are explored. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Career Guidance, Computer Uses in Education, Career Choice, Decision Making, Self Efficacy, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Social Cognition
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Language: English
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