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The Viability of Readiness Assessment in Contributing to Improved Career Services: Response to Jepsen (2000)
Author(s) -
Sampson James P.,
Peterson Gary W.,
Reardon Robert C.,
Lenz Janet G.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2000.tb00558.x
Subject(s) - psychology , cognitive information processing , applied psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , service delivery framework , service (business) , medical education , social psychology , career development , marketing , business , medicine , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
This article responds to D. A. Jepsen's (2000) commentary on Sampson et al.'s theory‐based approach to using readiness assessment to improve career services (J. P. Sampson, G. W. Peterson, R. C. Reardon, & J. G. Lenz, 2000). Three topics are included in this response: the reliability, validity, and utility of readiness assessment measures; verbal ability and the use of cognitive information‐processing theory in practice; and the potential contribution of reflective evaluation in career decision making. This article concludes with recommended research questions to examine the impact of readiness assessment on the effectiveness of career service delivery.