Self Assessment and Careers

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Self Assessment and Careers

Submitted by Emily Redden, Graves County Middle School

Teaching practical living and vocational studies can be challenging because of the variety of subject material. The four sub domains are divided into health, physical education, consumerism, and jobs and careers. Although there is a wide range of topics to be mastered, each area has certain characteristics to make the content exciting and challenging to all students. One way to do this is by adding technology in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of lessons.

One area in particular, jobs and careers, has a myriad of websites that offer teachers lesson plans, interactive activities, and career assessments to assist instruction.

When teaching students about different jobs and careers, one of the first components we discuss is how to conduct a self assessment to determine what types of careers are best suited for your personality and capabilities. The Internet is a great resource for this. Many websites offer free career assessment, aptitude tests, and personality profiles. These sites are great opportunities for students to learn more about themselves as well as determine their personality types. The connection between personality and career choice will be evident when completing activities such as these.


Related Links

  • Careers in Science--Choose Your Own Adventure - This website features information on careers in science. It discusses how taking classes in the science field can lead to interest in science careers.
  • Choose Your Career Channel - CareerMag provides industry specific career channels with a wealth of information tailored to your career goals. Select a career channel to research industry information, search jobs and build your portfolio.
  • Career Toolbox - This is a work interest survey to help students determine their areas of career interest.
  • The Career Key - Allows students to match their personality to selected careers.
  • Explore the Possibilities - This is a game designed to help you match your interests and skills with similar careers. It can help you begin thinking about how your personality will fit in with specific work environments and careers
  • Self Knowledge - Online career quizzes.

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