Name of Institution City State
/. H ow many students (head c o u n t} are enrolled in y o u r in s titu tio n ? _____________________________________________________ 2. H ow m any o f yo u r students are enrolled in vocational-technical programs preparing them fo r firs t e n try in to an occupation? _ 3. Does y o u r in s titu tio n use scores from standardized tests available from the student's high school record? _____Yes _
4. Does y o u r in s titu tio n system atically acquire in fo rm a tio n a b out y o u r students through the use o f standardized instrum ents (tests, inventories, questionnaires, etc.)?
Yes, on all students No
_____ Yes, on students in some programs
Please specify w hich program s:___________ ;___________ '
No
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Please check instrum ents used; w rite in those n o t listed. ACT CGP DAT ’g a t b MMPI SAT SCAT SVIB Others:
Kuder Preference Record Edwards Personality Inventory
When are these instrum ents adm inistered? _____Before enrollment
_____Immediately after enrollment
_____When the student comes for counseling _____Other; please explain:________________
H ow is this in fo rm a tio n used? (check as m any as apply) _____ For selection
_____For counseling _____For placement
_____ For summary descriptive data about the institution _____ Other; please explain:___________________________
A re some o f the instrum ents adequate fo r y o u r purposes?
Yes _____ No
Which ones? Which ones?
Why not?
_____Too difficult to use _____ Too costly for student _____ Too costly for institution _____ Inappropriate for our students _____Other; explain:______________
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Why not? _____ Not useful_____Too costly for student _____Too costly for institution
_____None appropriate for type of student _____Other; explain:______ ;_____________
W ould the use o f standardized instrum ents p rovide h e lp fu l in fo rm a tio n ?
Yes ____ No
What types o f instrum ents?
5. Does y o u r in s titu tio n provide counseling fo r its students? Yes
What type? Are standardized instrum ents used W ould counseling be sig n ifica n tly use
Vocational-educational in counseling yo u r students? fu l to y o u r students?
Personal adjustm ent Yes, a b ility tests No
_ F aculty advisinq Yes, personality tests Yes; in what way?
Other Yes, interest inventories
Yes, other: No H ow m any professional counselors do you have?
H ow fre q u e n tly does y o u r in s titu tio n conduct studies o f student satisfaction a n d /o r success while in school?
_ ^ ^ ^ N e v e r Rarely Regularly
W ould such studies be useful? Are such studies useful?
Yes No Yes No
H ow fre q u e n tly does y o u r in s titu tio n conduct fo llo w -u p studies on its vocational-technical students a fte r they leave school and take a jo b ?
Never Rarely Regularly
W ould such fo llo w -u p studies be useful? A re such follo w -u p studies useful?
Yes No Yes No
H ow fre q u e n tly does y o u r in s titu tio n summarize demographic in fo rm a tio n on its student b o d y (such as age, fa m ily income, race, p arents' education, etc.) fo r purposes such as an annua! report?
Never Rarely Reqularly
W ould such summary demographic in fo rm a tio n be useful? Is such summary demographic in fo rm a tio n useful?
Yes No Yes No
For questions 9 through 11 give approximate answers if precise data are not available. If approximate information is not available, check “ Not known."
9. What percentage o f y o u r students com plete the programs in w hich they in itia lly e n ro ll? __________ _____ N ot known
10. What percentage o f yo u r students transfer o u t o f th e ir o rig in a l program to another one a t y o u r in s titu tio n ? __________ _____Not known 11. O f the students who com plete programs, what percentage acquire jo b s d ire c tly related to their tra in in g ? __________ _____ N ot known
Thank you for your cooperation. Please mail the questionnaire in the envelope provided to: Research and Development Division The American College Testing Program P. O. Box 168
Iowa City, Iowa 52240