An examination of the effectiveness of the choices computer assisted career guidance system with post secondary vocational students /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1988.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the Choices computer-assisted career guidance system with post secondary vocational business students. To achieve this general objective, six questions were posed with respect to the effect of exposure to Choices on the decision to change program, career indecision, vocational identity, career development, self perception of confidence and progress, and reaction to the system. Several instruments were designed or purchased to assist in measuring the variables. Validation studies are presented for these instruments. The independent variables included treatment/control group, academic major, gender, prior related work experience, high school GPA, and college GPA. All data were student reported except for group assignment which followed a random assignment procedure. All full and part time Accounting, Data Processing, and Marketing students enrolled in the first of a two year day program at Catawba Valley Technical College in Hickory, North Carolina, were included in the study. Demographic and statistical data were collected and a comprehensive analysis of those data were presented in both tabular and narrative form. Major findings indicated the Choices and counselor group experienced career development to a greater extent than the control group. Also, Marketing students, unlike Accounting/Data Processing students, responded to Choices and counselor experience by expressing a desire to change program more often than the Choices only group, and were lower in career decisiveness after the Choices and counselor experience. There was no interaction between treatment group outcomes and gender, and prior related work experience did not have an effect on the student's career related behavior during the period of study. High School GPA as a measure of success or as an indicator of maturity and direction did not affect the student's reaction to the treatment. There were no post test differences between groups that were affected by College GPA. Student reaction to the system varied in perceptions of Correctness of the Information, Amount of Information Provided, and Perceived Total Effectiveness. Ratings on Ease of Use and Self Assessments Used were constant between the two treatment groups. |
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| Item Description: | Typescript (photocopy). Vita. "Major subject: Vocational Education." |
| Physical Description: | ix, 149 leaves ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-132). |