Transition Assessment is assessment that gathers information on the student's interests, abilities, and preferences in the areas of post-secondary education & training, employment, and independent living. Important things to keep in mind when deciding on which transition assessment to use...
- Use a variety of assessments- When a student interview is the sole assessment used, the student's opportunity to explore careers is limited. Remember, a student may not realize that they are talented or interested in a certain skill (i.e. working with their hands) if they are solely focused on one career path (i.e. veterinarian).
- Address all three areas (post-secondary education & training, employment, and independent living) in the Transition Section of the IEP using the data from your assessments.
- Postsecondary Goals are formulated using the data from the transition assessments.
- Use assessments to identify any gaps When a student is interested in a career path that may not be congruent with their abilities, assessments are a great way to showcase other areas that the student is demonstrating interests. We should always presume competence. However, if the goal is not realistic, the student doesn't want to attend further schooling, or the student does not want to move to pursue the career, then we need to match the student with another career choice that they have demonstrated interest in.
Assessment Finder
Explore the Assessment Finder https://www.pasecondarytransition.com/assessment to find the perfect assessment to use with your students!
Transition Tennessee Assessment Database:
- My Next Move: https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip
- PA Career Zone: https://www.pacareerzone.org/
- O*Net: https://www.onetonline.org/
- Career OneStop Work Values: https://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/Assessments/work-values.aspx
- Career OneStop Interest : https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/careers/interest-assessment.aspx
- Career OneStop Skills Matcher: https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/Skills/skills-matcher.aspx
- Transition Planning Inventory 3: https://www.proedinc.com/Products/14865/tpi3-transition-planning-inventorythird-edition-complete-kit.aspx
- Brigance Transition Skills Inventory 2: https://www.curriculumassociates.com/programs/brigance/special-education
- Career Interest Inventory--Pictorial Version:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d-Zu6VPzca53MlBwXFQbSXHqBL6POM0c/view?usp=sharing - Photo Career Interest Quiz (Truity): https://www.truity.com/test/photo-career-quiz
- PECS Picture Skills Inventory: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3Aa0c4a303-c4d4-4075-8770-e2e28ade31e7&viewer%21megaVerb=group-discover
CBI is one of the most important tools in generalizing skills learned within the classroom. When executed with designated individual goals and data collection, the impact can last a lifetime. Below are a few of the rubrics I designed while I was in the classroom. Please feel free to use them/change them as you would like. If a student is struggling in a designated area, it is important to use a task analysis with the student to meet their goal.
- Pennsylvania Career Zone Work Importance Profiler: https://www.pacareerzone.org/wip/
- O*Net Work Importance Profiler: https://www.onetcenter.org/WIL.html?p=3
- VA Wizard: Career Assessments: https://www.vawizard.org/wizard/assessment-home
- Career One Stop- Work Values: https://www.careeronestop.org/explorecareers/assessments/work-values.aspx
- JobTIPS Environmental Demands Rating Worksheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qpKiB-nY4tsnuH7PdhVz3Ejf6uYeT2Gd/view?usp=sharing
- Planning 4 the Future Checklist- https://www.pealcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Planning-for-the-Future-Checklist.pdf
- Berks Co. TCC- https://www.livebinders.com/media/get/MTk2MzA2NzY=
Parent Surveys
- The "New" Parent Transition Survey: https://www.livebinders.com/media/get/MTk2MzA2MDU=
- AIR Self-Determination Scale (Parent Form) : https://www.livebinders.com/media/get/MTQ2MTU1ODI=