The "Values Card Sort" is an free online test that provides a quick and easy way to clarify what you want in a career. Objectives are: to define factors affecting your career satisfaction; to determine the intensity of your feeling about these factors; to determine areas of value conflict and congruence. A summary of results and a worksheet regarding career decisions and conflicts is provided via MS-Word/.pdf. Follow-up questions regarding learning and planning action steps too! NOTE: Link to start test is halfway down the page.
Type of Material:
Quiz/Test
Material is identified as a development tool-test/quiz. ·
Testing results are shared to help individuals identify career values and plan actions of development.
Recommended Uses:
This would be applicable across organizational sectors as well as disciplines
Personal development
Organizational development
Career development
Personal coaching
Professional coaching
Various business entities
Ongoing self-reflection on values and how such apply to long term goal / career attainment
Leadership development
Class assignment
Technical Requirements:
Basic web browser needed; viewed in Google Chrome and Internet Explorer and did not experience any difficulties in viewing the content.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Key learning goal is to determine career values through testingReflect on values as determined from outcomes of the test and apply to develop and maintain or attain desired results
Target Student Population:
College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
College – upper and lower levels
Graduate school
Professional –individual and organizational
Organizational development
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
· Key prerequisite would be self-reflection to determine what identified values may be prior to taking the test and then compare and reflect on the results to plan accordingly. ·
Basic computer skills Ability to navigate site
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Values test is a great starting point to help individuals align with identified or outcome values. Great learning material to self-reflect and develop plan of action to either maintain or develop areas to position oneself with career values
Concerns:
There is a lack of explanation on the reliability or the validity of the instrument (or I did not find this). The outcomes from the value test do not share ideas for follow up actionable steps, rather suggests contacting the company. Based on career value outcome- recommendations should immediately be shared with option to further the interaction with the company.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The careers value test sheds insight to key values that one relates to career development. The test outcomes may help individuals to build on values and application through development.
The test is very basic and easy to read. The question are clear and easy to answer. The tool itself serves the purpose.
Concerns:
The test outcomes do not clearly depict relationships between perceived values and value outcomes reflecting questions asked. Does not provide insight to possible development steps based on outcomes.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
This was easy to use; tabs to connect are a nice feature. It is also well written and overall has great information presented.
Concerns:
Lacks explanation of outcomes for individuals to connect and develop; beyond contacting the organization for further planning.
Creative Commons:
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