A Differential Feature-Cost Analysis of DISCOVER for Adult Learners and SIGI PLUS: Technical Report Number 4.

Autor/inn/en	Sampson, James P., Jr.; und weitere
Institution	Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Clearinghouse for Computer-Assisted Guidance Systems.
Titel	A Differential Feature-Cost Analysis of DISCOVER for Adult Learners and SIGI PLUS: Technical Report Number 4.
Quelle	(1986), (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Students; Career Counseling; Career Guidance; Computer Oriented Programs; Computer Software; Cost Effectiveness; Costs; Counseling Techniques; Postsecondary Education; Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Berufsorientierung; Computerprogramm; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Cost; Kosten; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung
Abstract	DISCOVER for Adult Learners (DISCOVER AL) and SIGI PLUS are recently developed computer-assisted guidance systems designed to assist individuals in making career decisions. This technical report highlights similarities and differences between the two computer-assisted guidance systems so that service providers may make informed choices concerning the adoption of such systems. The following features were compared: (1) user friendliness (human factors), (2) information for career decision making, (3) decision processes on which programs are based, (4) support materials, (5) differential cost analysis, and (6) limitations. The bulk of the report consists of tables that compare the two systems on these six factors and sub-elements of them. The information about the systems was gathered from the manuals provided by the respective firms (American College Testing Program and Educational Testing Service) that market them, interviews with the firms' staff members, and the collective experiences of the authors as they and their clients interacted with the systems. Cost estimates for the two systems are given, but no conclusions about the relative superiority of either of the systems are offered. (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC