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Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Career Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Career Education: Education:
Development and Validation of a Career Development and Validation of a Career Information Kit (CIK)Information Kit (CIK)
Presenter
Merrit B. Henry
Manager, Placement & Career Services, UWI, Mona.
PhD candidate, UTech, Jamaica.
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Presented at Presented at
The Second International Conference The Second International Conference on on
TVET in the CaribbeanTVET in the Caribbean at the at the
Hylton Rose Hall Hotel, Jamaica. Hylton Rose Hall Hotel, Jamaica.
May 13-15, 2015May 13-15, 2015
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Introduction
Statement of the problem
Purpose of the CIK
Research questions
Significance of the CIK
Development of the CIK
Summary and Conclusion
Focus of PresentationFocus of Presentation
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Establishing Need for the CIK
Existence of dysfunctional career thinking in
Secondary Schools
Guidance counsellors’ opinion
Students’ opinion
IntroductionIntroduction
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Evidence of Dysfunctional Career Thinking
(DCT) at secondary level
Secondary level institutions unprepared to
identify and deal with DCT
Inadequate career information
Statement of the ProblemStatement of the Problem
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The millennial student.
Technological changes in classroom.
Technology in career education.
Innovation and Creativity in Career Innovation and Creativity in Career Education Education
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Develop and validate a reliable CIK for
mitigating dysfunctional career thinking
(DCT) among Jamaican secondary school
students
Purpose of the Purpose of the Study Study
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1. In what ways can a valid and reliable CIK be developed for mitigating DCT among secondary level students?
2. How reliable is the developed CIK for mitigating DCT among secondary school students?
Research QuestionsResearch Questions
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Students Career/Guidance Counsellors Administrators Employers
Significance of the CIKSignificance of the CIK
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Research Design
Target Population
Sample and Sampling Techniques
Description of Steps in Developing and
Validating the CIK
Development of the CIK - Development of the CIK - MethodologyMethodology
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Research and Development (R&D) Model,
(Creary & Creary, 2005)
Qualitative and quantitative techniques
Steps in the development of a product
Research DesignResearch Design
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Sample
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Professionals Students TotalLarge Group
Focus Group
8 52 10 70
Professionals and Students
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Systems Approach Model of Educational Systems Approach Model of Educational Research and DevelopmentResearch and Development
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Research DesignResearch Design
Source: Henry (2014), adapted Dick, Creary &Creary (,2005) ppxxii-1
Research & Development Approach
Development of CIKBP
HR PractitionersCareer Professionals Validation Phase I
Large Group
Focus Group
Development of the Digital Demonstration Version of the CIK
Large Sample
Validation Phase II: The Developed Digital Version of the CIK
Testing of the Developed Digital Version of the CIK
Development of User Guide for the CIK
Mass Production/dissemination/Commercialisation of the CIK
Testing for Dysfunctional Career Thinking
Guidance CounsellorsThird Form Students
Third Form Students
Procedure for obtaining IP/Copyright for the CIK
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Population: 1434 students - (701M;733F) from 6
Secondary schools (Third Form/ Grade 9)
Region 1- Kingston and St. Andrew
Target PopulationTarget Population
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Interraters/Professionals-Round table
discussions
Large group - third form students
Focus Group- third form students
Sample and Sampling Sample and Sampling TechniquesTechniques
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Development of the Career Information Kit Blue Print (CIKBP)
Validation of the CIKBP
Development of the digital demonstration version of the CIK
(converting the text (A-Z glossary, developed in CIKBP into
digital version.
Validation of the digital version of the CIK
Steps in Developing CIKSteps in Developing CIK
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Try out/ testing of the developed CIK to establish validity
and further confirm or refute the established reliability
Development of final version of the CIK
Development of User Guide for the CIK
IP/Copyright
Mass production and Commercialisation of CIK
Step by Step Approach to Step by Step Approach to Developing CIK cont’dDeveloping CIK cont’d
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Information obtained from websites of
educational institutions, newspapers, vacant
position requests from organisations and
supplemented by the researcher’s experience
Step1 - Development of the Paper Based Career Step1 - Development of the Paper Based Career Information Kit Blue Print (CIKBP)Information Kit Blue Print (CIKBP)
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Information divided in 2 sections:
Guidelines for choosing a career and 5 major
headings: description/definition, nature of job,
qualification, skills and competencies,
employment
Step1 cont’d -Development of the Step1 cont’d -Development of the Paper Based CIKBPPaper Based CIKBP
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Sample – 8 professionals – 1st phase, Round Table
discussions - content, appropriateness, appearance and
relevance of the information.
Questionnaire fielded.
Preliminary adjustments made based on feedback from the
professionals.
Step 2- Development of the Paper Based CIKBP-Step 2- Development of the Paper Based CIKBP-
ValidationValidation
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All participants agreed that the CIK is a very important
development as career information is lacking in the
schools.
Content- relevant; easy to understand.
Recommendation - electronic version of CIK.
FindingsFindingsCareer Professionals-Discussion 1Career Professionals-Discussion 1
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More user friendly and appealing to target
group
15 high demand areas selected from 325 careers
Field work and studio production
Step 2 Cont’d - Development and Validation of Step 2 Cont’d - Development and Validation of the Digital Version - CIK the Digital Version - CIK
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Round Table Discussion 2-Professionals
validation of CIK in areas such as user
friendliness, content and face validity
Step 2 cont’d -Development and Step 2 cont’d -Development and Validation of the Digital version-Validation of the Digital version-
CIKCIK
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Emergence of final versions of CIK –
paper and electronic
Animation
Addition of self assessment component
Additional skills and competencies
Step 3 - Modification and Description of Step 3 - Modification and Description of the Digital Version of the CIK the Digital Version of the CIK
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Introduced words to describe animation as images
scroll across the screen
Volume of background music reduced/removed
Pause created for change of narrators
Additional animation
Professionals satisfied with developed product
Step 4 – Further Modification and Step 4 – Further Modification and Description of the Digital Version of the CIKDescription of the Digital Version of the CIK
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Sample -52 grade 9 students representing 3
secondary schools in targeted population
Viewed CIK in classroom setting and gave
feedback on usefulness, user friendliness,
comprehensiveness
Utilisation of questionnaire-quantitative
Step 5-testing Digital Version of the Step 5-testing Digital Version of the CIKCIK
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The CIK provided new information about:
Various careers About yourself Career decisions Third Form subject choice Career choice for tertiary Career choice for after secondary
FindingsFindingsValidity and Reliability:Validity and Reliability:testing- testing-
large group large group
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Improvement in Career Thinking
Percentage (N=52)
Decide on career 73.1
Make subject choices 78.8
Make career decisions 92.3
Plan further studies 71.2
Plan for field of work 65.4
FindingsFindingsValidity and Reliability – Large Group (cont’d)Validity and Reliability – Large Group (cont’d)
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Sample -10 students-traditional co-education
educational institution
Qualitative approach
Viewed CIK-discussion on user-friendliness,
relevance and importance of content
Step 6 –Step 6 –Testing CIK Using Focus Testing CIK Using Focus GroupGroup
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User-friendliness– use of graphics, presentation style of narrators,
matching of personality with careers
Usefulness– comprehensive information, introduced new
careers, more reflective, better appreciation for some careers
Focus Group:Focus Group: User-friendliness, Usefulness and User-friendliness, Usefulness and Relevance of CIKRelevance of CIK
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Relevance
helped to make informed career choices,
understanding the importance of Mathematics
and English Language, importance of skills
requirement for relevant career.
Focus Group:Focus Group: User-friendliness, User-friendliness, Usefulness and Relevance of CIK cont’dUsefulness and Relevance of CIK cont’d
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All feedback considered, CIK was accepted for
development of the final version
Significant changes were made from the
recommendations of the professionals
Further Modification: Digital Further Modification: Digital Version of the CIKVersion of the CIK
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How reliable is the developed CIK for mitigating dysfunctional career thinking among secondary school students?
Reliability test – questionnaire to professionals
Focus on user-friendliness, relevance, appropriateness and usefulness
Test for ReliabilityTest for Reliability
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Responses to questions sought based on Likert Scale & Cronbach Alpha Reliability Coefficient
(Glinn & Glinn, 2003) sought
Test for Reliability (cont’d)Test for Reliability (cont’d)
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Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's Alpha Cronbach's Alpha Based on
Standardised Items N of Items
.821 .852 7
Cronbach Alpha Reliability Coefficient-Cronbach Alpha Reliability Coefficient-Professionals Professionals
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Professional Reliability Test The Cronbach Alpha for the Professionals questionnaire is .821 and proves that the instrument used was reliable.
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Reliability Statistics
Cronbach's AlphaCronbach's Alpha Based on
Standardised Items N of Items
.531 .559 19
Reliability - StudentsReliability - Students
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A Cronbach Alpha of .531 shows the level of reliability as indicated by students
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The research and development scientific methodology
was utilised for the development of the CIK
The CIK was found to be user friendly, useful and
relevant by professionals and students
The CIK should help in the mitigation of DCT.
Summary and ConclusionSummary and Conclusion
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