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Students will synthesize the results of interest
inventories, achievement tests, performance records, and standardized
ability tests to formulate career goals in this Smart Choice
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Primary Learning Outcomes
What are my career goals in light of my preferences and
achievement to date?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 9-12
Guidance
A. Self Knowledge
1
Topic: Understanding the influence of a positive
self-concept.
Standard: -Identify and appreciate personal interests, abilities, and skills.
-Demonstrate the ability to use peer feedback. -Demonstrate an understanding of
how individual characteristics relate to achieving personal, social,
educational, and career goals. -Demonstrate an understanding of environmental
influences on one’s behavior. -Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship
between personal behavior and self-concept.
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
4
Topic: Understanding the relationship between educational achievement and
career planning.
Standard: -Demonstrate how to apply academic and vocational skills to
personal interests. -Describe the relationship of academic and vocational skills
to personal interests. -Describe how skills developed in academic and vocational
programs relate to career goals. -Describe how education relates to the
selection of college majors, further training, and/or entry into the job market.
-Demonstrate transferable skills that can apply to a variety of occupations and
changing occupational requirements. -Describe how learning skills are required
in the workplace.
C. Career Planning
9
Topic: Skills to
make decisions.
Standard: -Demonstrate responsibility for making tentative educational and
occupational choices. -Identify alternatives in given decision making
situations. -Describe personal strengths and weaknesses in relationship to
postsecondary education/training requirements. -Identify appropriate choices
during high school that will lead to marketable skills for entry-level
employment or advanced training. -Identify and complete required steps toward
transition from high school to entry into post-secondary education/training
programs or work. -Identify steps to apply for and secure financial assistance
for postsecondary education and training.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration:
Distribute “Personal Inventory” activity sheet and make
available to the students the result of their interest, achievement, and ability
tests along with their grades.
Attachments for Step 1
Title: Personal Inventory FileName: Personal Inventory.doc
Description: A record keeping
sheet for students to synthesize information on past course work, performance
on standardized tests, aptitude tests and personality inventories.
Step: 2 Duration:
Have students complete the “Personal Inventory” activity
sheets.
Step: 3 Duration:
Have students formulate possible career goals, based on this
recorded information.
Step:
4 Duration:
Conduct a group discussion so that students can share their
own findings and learn from each other’s efforts.
Step: 5 Duration:
File each student’s inventory in student portfolios to save
for comparison in grade 12.
Materials and Equipment
Results from interest inventory, aptitude test, personality
inventory, achievement test, standardized ability test, student grades Test
interpretation manuals (for tests used) “Personal Inventory” activity sheet (on
the following page) Pencil or pen
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
1 hour
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students will be assessed as they complete the “Personal
Inventory” activity sheet, discuss their results, and identify a possible
tentative career goal that matches the synthesis of all the information they
have about themselves.
Extension
This activity can be used in preparation for the Planning Your
Education activity. Repeat this activity in grade 12.
Remediation
Students having difficulty with organizing their results and
correlating them to career matches can discuss personalities and career
characteristics. This will help define suitable matches.
Accommodation
Modification
For students with significant disabilities, what changes can
be made in instruction and teaching delivery to allow students to participate in
classroom instruction while working on IEP objectives and off grade level QCC
standards. Below are suggested modifications correlated to the procedures of
this lesson plan.
