Deck 14: All Students College and Career Ready

Question 1

________________ preparation refers to the content knowledge, skills, and habits that students must possess to be successful in postsecondary education or training that leads to a sustaining career.

Answer 1

college and career readiness

Question 2

Over the course of a lifetime, a high school dropout in the United States earns $260,000 less than a high school graduate and _________________ less than a college graduate.

A)1 million dollars
B)$400,000
C)$500,000
D)$750,000
E)$900,000

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In recent decades, the advancement of technology and increasing demand for highly skilled workers have placed a strong emphasis on increased academic achievement and a renewed emphasis on the delivery of _________________________ and career guidance programs in schools across the United States.

Answer 3

career development

Question 4

Holland's ________________, an assessment tool, is based on the theory of career typology and is the basis for most of the career inventories in use today.

A)Age-constructed search
B)Career planning search
C)counselor assisted search
D)mechanical search
E)self-directed search

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT part of Super's Life Span-Life Space approach to career development?

A)fantasy
B)role play
C)interest
D)capacity
E)exploration

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the SCANS competencies?

A)acquire and use information
B)understand complex mathematics
C)work with others
D)identify, organize, plan and allocate resources such as time
E)work with a variety of technologies

Question 7

__________________________, a recent national study of high school juniors and seniors, concluded that the students surveyed received little or no career guidance outside of their homes.

A)Influences on Careers
B)Decisions and Directions
C)Decisions without Directions
D)Students and Career Development
E)A Nation Adrift

Question 8

The approaches of Super, Holland, Krumboltz, and Bandura offer school counselors a philosophical and theoretical knowledge foundation to construct age-appropriate career oriented systems that consider developmental life stages, personality influence, ___________________________, and self-confidence to best prepare today's youth for the careers of tomorrow.

A)learning experiences
B)parental expectations
C)choice of college
D)scores on standardized tests
E)income expectations

Question 9

Increasing the level of educational attainment leads to ________________ income, which in turn produces higher standards of living for families.

Question 10

The ___________________ encouraged schools to teach higher-order thinking skills, while providing opportunities for students to apply selected personal qualities including responsibility, sociability, self-management, integrity and honesty in a meaningful way.

Question 11

Parents or caregivers have ____________________ effect on youth decision-making.

A)a minimal
B)an important
C)a negligible
D)a profound
E)no

Question 12

____________________ is guided by theory that provides a point of reference from which the counselor develops a personal perspective of human growth, development, and behavior.

Question 13

The ________________when fully implemented, will provide all students with a K-12 education that will provide high school graduates a full range of options and opportunities to choose their paths after high school.

A)Career pathways
B)High school exit exams
C)Common core state standards
D)National career development guidelines
E)ASCA National Standards

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a strategy used in career guidance?

A)career awareness
B)exploration
C)high stakes testing
D)assessment planning
E)career counseling

Question 15

Counseling helps students connect their desire for ____________________, establish a sense of who they are, and initiate the necessary and essential changes to help them get where they are going.

A)self-efficacy
B)parental involvement
C)psychological insight
D)course selection
E)career inventory instruments

Question 16

When students develop ____________________________ and understand the connection between their studies and future opportunities, they have an easier time learning academic subjects.

A)good study habits
B)a strong sense of self
C)positive role models in school
D)skills in math and science
E)strong interpersonal skills

Question 17

Teaching Learning and Innovation Skills, Information, Media and Technology Skills, Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes, and Life and Career Skills are recommended by the __________________ to prepare students to succeed in the 21st century.

A)Federal government
B)Department of Labor
C)Department of Education
D)Partnership for 21st Century Skills
E)School to Work Opportunities Act

Question 18

School counselors are encouraged to identify competencies that involve students in all aspect of a comprehensive career development system including career awareness, exploration, assessment, counseling, and planning utilizing school counseling corecurriculum; individual student planning; and ________________________.

A)group counseling
B)responsive services
C)career inventories
D)personal/social development
E)academic intervention

Question 19

Krumboltz has proposed that career success often results from ______________________________________.

A)being at the right place at the right time
B)extensive on-the-job-training
C)understanding the results of the Self-Directed Search in great detail
D)planned happenstance
E)careful planning and research

Question 20

Which theorist used the perception that people are attracted to a given career by their personalities?

A)Super
B)Krumboltz
C)Holland
D)Bandura
E)Levin

Question 21

Helping students identify the world of options and opportunities that await them is known as _______________________.

Question 22

What career guidance strategies can school counselors use to involve students in exploring career opportunities? Include examples of assessment tools and other resources used to further support your students' career development.Salient Points to Consider
a. What is career guidance?
b. Explain career awareness, exploration, assessment, and career counseling and provide an example.
c. Different assessment tools are appropriate for different grade levels. Which one(s)would you choose for your students?
d. Why is career guidance important now more than ever before for K through 12 students?

Question 23

Cognitive-behavioral theory stressed that each individual's learning experiences, such as generalization of self, sets of developed skills, and career entry behavior, influence her or his career choice.

Question 24

Preparing students to select a career goal and guiding them to enroll in the _______________________ that will lead them to achieve their career goals is essential to their success in a 21st century global community.

Question 25

A _____________________ guides students to make decisions about academic preparation, work experience and the education and training necessary after high school to make successful transitions to the career paths of their choice.

Question 26

________________________________________ guides the student to make decisions about academic preparation, work experience, and the education and training necessary after high school to make successful transitions to the career path of his or her choice.

Question 27

Peers have the greatest influence on an individual's career decision making.

Question 28

Career development is often the component of the school counseling program that receives the least attention.

Question 29

_________________________________________ is an approach suggesting that career development evolves along a continuum from birth throughout the life span.

Question 30

With a strong emphasis on preparing all students to be college and career ready, how can the school counselor refocus their comprehensive program to meet both the needs of students and the goals of the educational system?Salient Points to Consider
a. Think about the rationale and importance of closing the college and career planning information and opportunity gap.
b. Review the Eight Components of College and Career Readiness Counseling and how this systemic approach could complement your comprehensive program.
c. Review the Eight Components: College Aspirations, Academic Planning for College and Career Readiness, Enrichment and Extracurricular Engagement, College and Career Exploration and Selection Processes, College and Career Assessments, College Affordability Planning, College and Career Admission Processes, and Transition from High School Graduation to College Enrollment. Describe which of these would work well or are needed by your students and community.