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Assessment Survey Items

All of the survey results can be found on the Countywide Sharing page.

Career Pathways Assessment Survey

Career Pathways Assessment Survey Powerpoint Presentation

Career Pathways Assessment Survey Glossary

Countywide Sharing Page

The county-wide sharing page is now available and can be accessed by clicking on this link COUNTYWIDE SHARING PAGE. This new page offers career education lesson plans, curriculum examples, survey results and HSTW Conference presentations and much more!


General Resources

There are a number of resources available to students to help them choose the career pathway that is right for them, and this site and the Middle School Planner are just two. Listed below are our current resources, the Web site addresses for several other recommended sites and our current PowerPoint presentations.

Resource Links


Lehigh Valley Careers

Lehigh Valley At Work

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Berks Career Pathways

  

Glossary of commonly used terms within this Web site and the Middle School Planner:

 

ability a skill or talent
alternative one of two or more things from which to choose
career a profession for which one trains
career awareness the knowledge one has of careers
Career Cluster one of four groups of related careers; Arts & Humanities, Business & Communication Technology, Engineering & Industrial Technology, Health & Human Services
Career Pathway one of two educational routes one follows within a Career Cluster in order to prepare for a specific job; Traditional Academic, Technical Academic
consequence something produced by a cause or decision
decision a determination arrived at after consideration
goal an aim or purpose
hobby something that one pursues outside of one's occupation
job ongoing work undertaken for a certain wage
job shadow a job observation done by following a person working in the job
lifestyle one's way of life as indicated by one's job, hobbies, behavior, possessions, etc.
need a lack of something important or necessary for survival
obstacle something that stands in the way of achieving a goal
occupations a job
profession an occupation requiring advanced study
risk a chance of loss or injury
quality a characteristic or distinguishing attribute
salary fixed compensation paid reqularly for services
self-concept the mental image one has of oneself
self-esteem a confidence and satisfaction in oneself
skill a learned ability
talent a natural ability
Technical Academic the Career Pathway that requires specialized training at a vocational-technical high school and a two-year technical or trade school
timeline a table listing important events and their dates
trade an occupation requiring a specific skill
Traditional Academic the Career Pathway that requires four or more years of education at a college or university
trait a quality or characteristic
value something that is important to someone
want something that one would like but is unnecessary for survival