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COPSystem Online Beta-Testing

We are ready to begin a new round of beta-testing for the web-based Career Occupational Preference System -
The COPSystem Online.
 
Your participation will help us improve test administration by significantly decreasing the time required to assess individual examinees while preserving the validity and integrity of your results....Read More.

Career Guidance Solutions

COPSystem Career Measurement

The COPSystem Career Measurement Package includes all of the materials you need to administer, score and interpret the COPS Interest Inventory, CAPS ability battery and the COPES work values survey.

Interpretation of results is organized around groupings of occupational clusters which represent the world of work.

Learn More About Support Materials -
Career Guidance Made Easy!

Wall Charts and Pocket Charts  help identify the right occupation for your client.
The Career Briefs Kit provides specific job information in an easy and accessible format for all ages.
The Job Handbook is a useful resource for young adults who want a fun guide to help them prepare for the world of work.

Using the Study Attitudes and Methods Survey Results in the Classroom: Sample Activity

The Study Attitudes and Methods Survey (SAMS) may be helpful in identifying and selecting students with higher levels of academic interest and study methods who may benefit from special programs. The SAMS might also be of help identifying students that need to improve their study skills to help raise their grade point averages.

A series of lesson plans such as this are available in the COPSystem Comprehensive Career Guidebook and Leader's Guide. These activities are integrated into a 6-8 week course that includes the COPSystem Career Guidance assessments with the SAMS.

Activity Overview:

In this lesson, students are instructed to evaluate their scores on the SAMS Academic Drive-Conformity scale.  The goal of this activity is to increase their self-awareness by helping them learn how motivation and attitude may help or hinder academic success.

Introduction:

The Academic Drive-Conformity scale measures a student's level of extrinsic motivation, such that higher levels indicate a tendency for an individual to engage in behaviors that they think will enhance their status and prestige in academically oriented activities.

The activity in Lesson 10 is designed to increase students’ awareness of the types of expectations held by teachers and schools concerning effective study habits and homework completion.

Activity 10:1: Academic Drive-Conformity

Please instruct students to review the scale interpretation in their Guidebooks. They will need to look at their SAMS profile, to determine whether they scored above average, average, or below average compared to their peers. The activities in this lesson will be particularly helpful for students who scored below average on this scale; however, all students should benefit from reviewing their scores.

Academic Tips for Student Success

1. Designate a specific time each afternoon or evening for studying.

4. List the name and phone number of a student in each class who can help with current assignments.

2. Make a notebook for class assignments and make an entry each day just before their designated period of study, to include specifically what is to be accomplished during that time.

5. Make a list of the study skills which have been the most helpful to their achievement.

3. List each class they are taking with current assignments.

6. Have students who do not complete these activities in class complete them for homework before Lesson 11.