The effectiveness of the computer-assisted career guidance program, choices, on self-efficacy and the career decision-making process

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dc.contributor.authorVey, Clarence Alexanderen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T20:12:01Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T20:12:01Z
dc.date.copyright1990en_US
dc.date.issued1990
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychological Foundations in Education
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of one computer-assisted guidance program, the Computerized Heuristic Occupational Information Career Exploration System (CHOICES), upon self-efficacy and the decision-making process of system users. The effect of user/subject gender on self-efficacy and decision-making was also measured by comparing pre- and post-test total­-scores on the Career Decision Scale {CDS) and the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale (CDMSES). The subjects were 10 male and 22 female undergraduate university students who were enrolled in at least one 400-level academic course in the Faculty of Education, and whose majors included several disciplines (e.g. Psychology, Philosophy). Volunteer subjects were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group, and all subjects completed pre- and post-tests of the CDS and CDMSES. An analysis of covariance was performed on the totals of all subjects' pre- and post-test scores. Results of the statistical analysis offered confirmation that in this population, CHOICES enhances decision-making abilities; F(l,30)=8.9; p<.001. No significant difference occurred in the level of self­-efficacy between CHOICES users and control subjects. However, the analysis shows that female CHOICES users increased their mean level of self-efficacy from 290.5 to 322.7, as measured by the CDMSES; whereas, male CHOICES users showed a slight decrease in their total score mean.
dc.format.extent61 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19996
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dc.titleThe effectiveness of the computer-assisted career guidance program, choices, on self-efficacy and the career decision-making processen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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