Assessment, Exploration, and Workforce Preparation Resources
Learning Styles
Learn more about learning styles here!
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Index of Learning Styles
Questionnaire |
North Carolina State's interactive styles questionnaire. "X" marks the spot when viewing results along a styles continuum. Full styles descriptions can be viewed on the results page by scrolling and selecting " Learning Style Descriptions."
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VARK (Visual*Aural*Read /Write*Kinestetic) Questionnaire
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VARK is a questionnaire that provides users with a profile of their learning preferences. These preferences are about the ways that they want to take-in and present information.
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Career Interest / Exploration Resources
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HROP Data Wizard
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Site offers multiple exploration resources in addition to workforce preparation tools. District password is needed for access. Contact your Career Transition Advisor for more info.
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California Career Zone
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Great resource for exploration. Offers assessment for students interested in developing an interest profile, or search CCZ's extensive database complete with detailed occupational videos.
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California Colleges Career Self Assessment
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Choose to assess interests, skills, values, or personality. Site offers tools for developing a multi-dimensional interest profile, as well as offering an extensive platform for college planning.
Note: User profile must be created to access inventories. |
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Career One Stop
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Good resource for detailed exploration. Free resume and cover letter development tools. Extensive video exploration library.
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O*NET Interest Profiler
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The O*NET Interest Profiler can help you find out what your interests are and how they relate to the world of work. You can find out what you like to do.
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Occupational Outlook Handbook
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The OOH can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.
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Truity Photo Career Quiz
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This free, 30 item picture inventory yields good interest results for non-readers.
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Strengths / Skills Inventories
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O*NET Skills Search
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Quick self assessment generates occupational profile and links directly to the O*net database, which contains details, wage, and employment outlook information for thousands of careers.
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LiteracyWorks
Multiple Intelligences Assessment |
Interactive assessment gauges strengths on 8 different
axis to suggest teaching / learning strategies: language, spatial, logic/math, body movement, musical, social, self, and nature. |
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MNCareers Interest Assessment
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Select activities you like to create your Interest Profile. Learn what types of careers people with similar profiles often enjoy. Site also maintains an extensive career exploration video library.
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ASVAB Practice Tests
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The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a multiple choice test, administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command, used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States Armed Forces.
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Northstar Digital Literacy Assessment
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Free assessments define the basic skills needed to use a computer and the internet in daily life, employment, and higher education. Online, self-guided modules assess the ability of adults to perform these tasks. Registration is not required to print results.
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Personality Profilers
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The Keirsey™ Temperament Sorter®-II
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70-question personality instrument that helps individuals discover their personality type. Free Registration required. Select “Free Mini Report” to view basic results.
Detailed report is available for a fee. |
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HumanMetrics
Jung Typology Test™ |
Inventory generates results based on Carl Jung and Isabel Myers-Briggs typology along with description of personality type. Site also builds a list of occupations (Jung Career Indicator™) , and educational institutions where you can get relevant degree or training, most suitable for your personality type, (results seem to preference sponsoring institutions).
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Testing Room's Personality Index
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Describes key features of your personal style that influence your approach to tasks, ways of interacting with people, and the types of activities you enjoy. Registration required.
137 Question inventory gives free basic assessment results. Select “Personality Index Overview” to view results. |
Independent Living Skills / Educational Resource Links
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Ventura County SELPA
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Extensive array of on-line transition and training resources for students and educators offered by
Ventura County's Special Education Local Planning Area. |
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Workforce Preparation Resources
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Site features career, adult and vocational teacher resources for Workforce Preparation, Adult Education, Tech Prep and Vocational Education Standards. Primarily targets educators.
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Educational Resource Data Sheet
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Excel spreadsheet featuring an extensive listing of educational resources. Includes description and link to access each resource directly.
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