Student Appraisal

By Harvey Hoyo, Ed.D.National University- Costa Mesa

CampusCourse Custodian: CED607

(Unit IIB)

Student Appraisal

Student Appraisal in School Counseling:Objectives

Purpose

Terms

Special Needs

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Purposes Of Assessment

Systematic way to obtain information about the students' problems, concerns, strengths, resources, and needs.

Foundation for goal-setting and planning: placement

Diagnostic assessment Curriculum/program evaluation and

accountability

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Assessment Considerations for an

individual Always an ongoing process, changing as you learn more about the student.

Who is complaining or alarmed? Who thinks there is a problem? What is the person complaining about?

What is the person motivated for? What does he or she want?

What does the person do well? What assets does he/she have? (Find contexts of competence.) Skills, hobbies, sports, activities, avocations, life experiences, etc.

Any exceptions/previous solutions/times when situation was better

Best coping moments What are the goals? How will we know when we

are done? Get specific about the problem-free future.

Modern Assessment

Late 19th & Early 20th Century

World War I – Post-World War II

World War I – Post-World War IIPrivate Industry

World War I – Post-World War IIPrivate Industry

3,500

Tests

World War I – Post-World War IIPrivate Industry

Minnesota Muliphasic Personalit

y Inventory

(MMPI)

World War I – Post-World War IIPrivate Industry

1950s – 1960s

1960s – 1970sCivil Rights

1980s & 1990s

1980s & 1990s:Technology

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Assessment ToolsIntake form

Intake interviewFormal instruments

-Myers-Briggs or True Colors-ASVAB

-SDS-SAT

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Assessment Tool “Rules Of Thumb”

Never diagnose with a test or screening instrument only.

Tests are useful in validating information provided by the student in the subjective interview.

Testing tools should only be used by those with training in using that tool.

All testing tools have limitations. Never replace the expertise, training, and

experience of the clinician with a test.

Common Types of Assessments used in

schoolsAchievement

Tests Aptitude Tests

Interest Inventories

Personality Inventories &

Tests

Observations/Anecdotal

Records/Rating Scales/Interviews

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Achievement Tests

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Student Learning

Rate

Comparisons with others

Subareas

Predictions

CA High School Exit Examination

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Demonstrate competency in reading, writing, & MathRequired for a high school diploma

Dangers of Achievement

Testing

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Positive Campus Climate

Test Anxiety

Dangers of Achievement

Testing: Solutions

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Intrinsic Motivation

Test taking

Stress Reductio

n

Minimizing

avoidance motivation

Motivational Readiness

Maintaining

Motivation

Aptitude Tests

Ability to achieve in a given area

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Interest Inventories

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Personality Inventories

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Mooney

Problem

Check ListMyers-

Briggs

Observations

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Anecdotal recordsCheck Lists

Rating Scales

Student Products

Statistical Quality Indicators

Reliability

Validity

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Special Populations

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TESTING & RETENTION

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Counselor Leadership

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Cognitive

abilityAttenda

nceAchievem

ent Scores

“Stereotype

Threat”

College Admission Testing

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SATII

ACT

AP Courses

Community Colleges

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Leadership

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Workshops

Admission

Process

Parent Preparat

ion