Paragon Learning Styles Inventory / Personality Page Definitions

Grade Levels

10th Grade, 11th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Course, Subject

Career Education and Work, Career Awareness & Preparation

Related Academic Standards

13.1.5.A 13.1.5.A

Describe the impact of individual interests and abilities on career choices.

13.1.5.B 13.1.5.B

Describe the impact of personal interest and abilities on career choices.

13.1.5.G 13.1.5.G

Identify the components of a career plan, such as, but not limited to:

Beginnings of career portfolio
Career goals
Individual interests and abilities
Training/education requirements and costs

13.1.5.H 13.1.5.H

Connect personal interests and abilities and academic strengths to personal career options.

13.1.8.B 13.1.8.B

Relate careers to personal interests, abilities and aptitudes.

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Big Ideas

Career choice and preparation are lifelong processes based on many influences and using many strategies.

Change impacts career options and choices.

Comprehensive planning leads to effective career decisions.

Interests, aptitudes, and abilities are unique for each individual and play a key role in career choice.

There is a definitive relationship between education and career planning and choice.
Concepts

Components of a career plan.

Definition and importance of a career plan.

Economic factors impact employment opportunities.

Effect of school subjects, extracurricular activities and community experiences on career preparation.

Factors that impact career choices.

Factors that impact personal career choices.

Factors that support career selection.

Impact of change on career choices.

Influence of personal interests and aptitudes on career choice.

Parts of a high school academic plan.

Relationship between educational achievement and career success.

Relationship of changing roles in the workplace to new career opportunities.

Relationship of personal interests, abilities, and aptitudes to career goals.

The relationship of career interests to career choice.

Traditional and non-traditional careers.

Types of career training programs available for career preparation.

Varied sources of career information.
Competencies

Create a high school academic plan connected to a developing career goal.

Describe the influences that impact personal career choices.

Given a sample career plan identify and describe its components.

Identify personal interests, aptitudes and abilities that influence career choice.

Interview an adult and determine what factors influenced their career choices and how they influenced them.

Match some personal interests and abilities to given career choices.

Select some career options that are based on your personal interests, abilities, aptitudes, achievements and goals.

Description

This Learning Styles Inventory is a free, self administered test that students can take that will provide a Myers-Briggs result. It is the first website in the Resource section. Students should get a copy of the scoring summary, printed off by the teacher and then answer the questions. The teacher can then explain to students how to score the results and what the results mean. The Personality Page (the second website in the Resource Section) does a nice job in identifying what each of the results mean and gives the student a "title" based on the score from their assessment. Both websites are good resources to obtain a Myers Briggs/Jung type score.

Rationale

The student should take the inventory and then, using the Personality Page, connect their results to a specific career area. The specific careers can be found at the third link under the resources section.

URL or Resource

http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jshindl/plsi/

http://www.personalitypage.com/html/high-level.html

http://www.personalitypage.com/careers.html

Content Provider or Additional Information

The Paragon Learning Style Inventory (PLSI) is a self-administered survey that provides a very reliable indication of learning style and cognitive preference. It uses the four Jungian dimensions (i.e, introversion/ extroversion, intuition/sensation, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving) that are also used by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Murphy Meisgeir Type Indicator, and the Keirsey-Bates Temperament Sorter. But, this is the only instrument that can be self-scored and works with ages 9-adult.

This site provides the 48-item general version. To obtain both the 52-item revised student or 52-item adult versions, please select the order link and follow the directions.

The Personality Page is much more student oriented doing a nice job explaining code. An additional assessment can be purchased for a fee.

Paragon Learning Styles Inventory / Personality Page Definitions