HowtoInterpretandUsetheONETAbilityProfiler-ONETAcademy.ppt

How to Interpret the O*NET Ability Profiler Results Dr. Janet E. Wall Senior Trainer, ONET Academy Relax and Enjoy Session will be recorded and archived Can listen to the session again at Can download slides Come in with questions as you have them Part 3 of 3 3 part series Introduction to the O*NET Tools and the Ability Profiler (30 July) How to Administer the Ability Profiler (31 July) How to Interpret the Ability Profiler (1 August) After attending all 3 sessions – certificate of completion Any session stands on its own Session 3 - Learning Objectives Overview the Ability Profiler (AP) Describe contents of the AP Score Report Review percentiles Overview norms Overview how AP results are matched to occupations Review occupational information using O*NET Online Discuss example profile Three Instruments O*NET Interest Profiler O*NET Work Importance Locator/Profiler O*NET Ability Profiler O*NET Career Exploration Tools Proper Use Developed only for career exploration, career counseling Not for job selection or selection into job training programs Administered to 1 or more persons Paper/pencil only Ability Profiler Overview – 11 tests Computation Arithmetic Reasoning Vocabulary Name Comparison Object Matching Three Dimensional Space Mark Making Place Turn Assemble Disassemble Relationship Between Measured Constructs and AP Exercises Tests Administered and Scored Options Hand data entry program can be downloaded from the website Scoring Program and User’s Guide found on website Score Report (1) Score Report (2) What is a Percentile? Score Report (3) Score Report (4) Norms Based on a sample of 4000 people selected to reflect the distributions of workers in five occupational categories as per the US Census Bureau Professional and Semi-professional Clerical, Sales, and Kindred Workers Craftsmen, Foreman, and Kindred Workers Operatives and Kindred Workers Laborers (except farm and mine) General Working Population Norms developed in 1950s Studies show Means and