Social College & Career Planning College Access Networks

Social College & Career Planning College Access Networks

Introduction Who is ICAN? Services ICAN provides Statewide Financial Career & College Planning Freshman transitions College Planning + College Access = College Success 2

Introduction ACT currently serves 10M individuals through our assessment product continuum. While the relationship with the individual has been purely transactional to date, movement has begun to build from research and data towards personalized insights over time. Personalized insights help to deliver: Increased self-awareness Expanded view of opportunities Improved decision-making Education and career planning roadmap 3

College Success Persistence in Major by ACT Score Range and Interest-Major Fit Individual Benefits Persist in college Remain in their major Complete their college degree in a timely manner Reduce likelihood to accumulate unneeded debt All learners need to focus on good fit to ensure college and career success. Good fit starts with exploring opportunities. 4

First-Generation Students 94 percent of first-generation students aspire to earn a post-secondary degree Yet common challenges that face these students include: Lack of family educational capital Alienation from PSE environment First-generation students are less likely to select a planned major that s a good fit with their interests. Source 2013 report from ACT and COE: The Condition of College and Career Readiness 2013: First-generation Students. 5

The Story Stacie is about to start 9th grade Attend a Freshman Transitions Event Now it counts Start setting goals College? I want to go to UT Austin Why? My friends are going there. ICAN s Individual Interactions Individual appointment Profile results Alignment Return visits to check on planning 6

College Planning Ecosystem Academics Majors College Skills Financial Career 7

Career & Educational Planning - Critical Aspects Self-Knowledge interests, abilities, and values Connecting your personal characteristics to educational and occupational options that better fit you Skills for finding and using relevant career and educational resources Taking appropriate actions to achieve goals 8

Delivering a meaningful experience ACT Profile is a social college and career planning tool built on more than 30 years of research, focusing on personalized experiences. Free Lowering barriers to access Social Connecting the network of planning Mobile Meeting people where they are Insight-Driven personalized and based on research ACT Profile will give students and their respective networks a free and powerful tool to derive the insights they need to make smarter decisions about their next steps. 9

ACT Profile Current State User community open beta Counselor/mentor community open beta Launched groups/dashboards 9/12/14 Users in all 50 states and international Iterative development based on user analysis and feedback 10

Live Demo 11

ICAN Projects with ACT Profile So why are we using Profile? Continually connected Ease of use ICAN Programs/Pilots The Student Impact What can you do? Use Profile to provide guidance Connect with your students 12

Questions www.act.org/profile edanielson@icansucceed.org tyler.coon@act.org 13

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Appendix Major Map The ACT Major Map displays the locations of 153 college majors and programs of study The map is empirical and based on the measured interests of college students in the majors shown on the map All majors can be organized according to the interests of students for types of basic activities: data, ideas, people, and things activities These four basic activities serve as compass points and are shown on the outer edge of the map Of the 153 majors, 42 are based on data from 2-year institutions 15

Appendix Career Map Map based the Holland Occupational Themes (RIASEC) Theory of careers and vocational choice based upon personality types Developed by the psychologist John L. Holland Each letter or code stands for a particular "type": Realistic (Doers), Investigative (Thinkers), Artistic (Creators), Social (Helpers), Enterprising (Persuaders), and Conventional (Organizers) 16

Appendix Interest Inventory Contains 12 items for each of six scales 72 items total Uses a three-choice response format (dislike, indifferent, like) Untimed and usually takes about 10-14 minutes to complete Items emphasize work-relevant activities that are likely to be familiar to individuals, either through participation or observation Reliability and validity are backed by 130 million inventories delivered 17

Appendix Abilities Inventory 18-item instrument that measures informed selfestimates of abilities Each ability is accompanied by a definition and list of relevant experiences to consider Students rate themselves compared to same-age peers on a five-point scale ranging from High (top 10%) to Low (lowest 10%) The inventory contains a broad range of abilities, including those commonly assessed by tests (e.g., Mathematics) and not typically assessed by tests (e.g., Artistic) 18

Appendix Values Inventory 22-item instrument that measures work-relevant values Each value is accompanied by a definition Students choose one of four response options: Don t Want, Not Important, Somewhat Important, and Very Important The inventory contains a broad set of work-relevant values related to work settings (e.g., Working Outside), work tasks (e.g., Helping Others), work preparation (e.g., Short Training Time), and work opportunities (e.g., Prestige) 19