INSTRUCTIONS
A plan of career education concepts, activities and test evaluation procedures.
STEP 1 | The teacher will administer the pre test to the class in September. The purpose of this test is to determine the students’ understanding of basic Career Education concepts. |
STEP 2 | The pre test is scored and a summarization report of the class is completed by the teacher. Make two copies of the summarization report. (One copy to your principal and the second copy for your records.) |
STEP 3 | The teacher then begins to introduce the prepared concepts and activities to the class, placing particular emphasis on the items most frequently missed on the pre test. |
STEP 4 | The post test is administered in April. The purpose of this test is to determine if a change occurred from the previous testing. |
STEP 5 | The post test is scored and a summarization report of the class is completed by the teacher. Make two copies of the summarization report. (One copy to your principal and the second copy for your records. |
AWARENESS CONCEPTS AND ACTIVITIES
Grade 4
|
A | B | | |
| | Appreciation and Attitudes | |
5 | | Wage earners’ jobs affect the home. | Students discuss how family income affects lifestyle. |
| | Self | |
| 4, 5 | Mastery of educational skills is related to individual success. | Students draw a picture depicting successful educational experiences. |
| | Decision Making | |
3 | | Goals are needed in making life style decisions. | Each student prepares a list of things which are important to him or her. |
| | Educational | |
| 1 | No two people are exactly alike. | Students will be weighed and measured to determine if any two students are exactly alike. |
| | Career | |
| 2, 3 | Jobs can be grouped into clusters or families. | Under the following clusters have students identify jobs that are related; such as Health, Construction, and Office Workers. |
| | Economic | |
5 | 3 | Jobs can be divided into goods or services. | Have students brainstorm a list of jobs and indicate whether each job is related to goods or services. |
| | Skill | |
2 | 1 | Communication and mathematics are important tools in jobs which require accuracy. | Students prepare a bulletin board displaying tools of measurement. Brainstorm a list of ways that workers use communication tools. Students identify workers who need these tools. |
| | Employability | |
5, 6, 7 | | Cooperation within groups is necessary to reach goals. | Plan an assembly line of a product. |
CAREER EDUCATION SURVEY FOR GRADE 4
Pre and Post Test
Appreciation and Attitudes
- The more money a family makes, the happier the family is.
- Work means different things to different people.
- I am happier if I like my work.
Self
- Everyone should do as good as they can in math and in reading.
- I can become a better athlete with practice.
- Every person has the same abilities, interests, and values as other people do.
Decision Making
- Decisions I make in school now are important to my future career.
- Everyone needs to know where his or her money goes.
- I should never change my choice of a career.
Educational
- Every person has different abilities.
- School is really work, but work can be fun.
- Getting along with others affects how well I do my own work.
Career
- Job clusters include jobs that are somewhat alike.
- Every job can be placed in a cluster.
- There are fewer choices of jobs today than there used to be.
Economic
- By using money, people exchange their work for food.
- Every job is important to our country.
- People usually receive money for goods and services.
Skill
- I can be a carpenter without knowing how to measure and use power tools.
- Communication skills are important for a radio announcer.
- Only a few jobs require the ability to work with numbers.
Employability
- Reaching our goals in class depends on how well our members work together.
- It is okay to come to work late if you are good worker while you are there.
- Family cooperation usually leads to family happiness.
CAREER EDUCATION SURVEY ANSWER SHEET
Grades 2-6
Name: _______________________ Grade:___ School:________________ Date:_____
Students: Answer by filling in the appropriate circle.
| TRUE | FALSE | | TRUE | FALSE |
1. | O | O | 13. | O | O |
2. | O | O | 14. | O | O |
3. | O | O | 15. | O | O |
4. | O | O | 16. | O | O |
5. | O | O | 17. | O | O |
6. | O | O | 18. | O | O |
7. | O | O | 19. | O | O |
8. | O | O | 20. | O | O |
9. | O | O | 21. | O | O |
10. | O | O | 22. | O | O |
11. | O | O | 23. | O | O |
12. | O | O | 24. | O | O |
CAREER EDUCATION SURVEY SUMMARIZATION REPORT
Teacher:___________________________ Grade:___________________________
School : ___________________________ Date:______________
Number of students taking the survey: _______
Statements correctly answered by number of students:
Statement Number:
1. | | 13. | |
2. | | 14. | |
3. | | 15. | |
4. | | 16. | |
5. | | 17. | |
6. | | 18. | |
7. | | 19. | |
8. | | 20. | |
9. | | 21. | |
10. | | 22. | |
11. | | 23. | |
12. | | 24. | |
In view of the results, I would like my class to concentrate on statements: #
___, #
___, #
___ , #
___ , #
___ , this semester.
My goal would be to help my students to better understand the concepts of Career Education at this particular grade level.