Academic and Career Planning

Identify key elements related to the Interest Assessment AWATO (Holland Code)

investigative -

Investigative types are people who are organized and usually prefer thinking over acting.

Social -

Social types are people who prefer building close relationships with other people.

Realistic -

Realistic types are people who prefer competition and are action oriented.

Artistic -

Artistic types are people who prefer creativity and are emotionally perceptive.

Conventional -

Conventional types are people who prefer regulation and are very self controlled.

Enterprising -

Enterprising types are people who value status and are very persuasive.

Identify your Myers-Briggs based on AWATO inventory - 16 Types Assessment

• Introvert/Extrovert

• Intuitive/Sensing

• Thinking/Feeling

• Judging/Perceiving

Activity

Review the assessments that you will take during this unit:

Interests - Determines your attributes and how they may fit into a career path (gives your Holland Code)

16 Types (Myers-Briggs) - Determines your personality patterns

Understand what a Holland Code entails:

The Holland Code is a career interest tool that assesses your interests and strengths. There are 6 possible themes that can come together to make up your dominant 3-letter code:

• Investigative - Ideas

Investigative types are people who are organized and usually prefer thinking over acting.

• Social - People

Social types are people who prefer building close relationships with other people.

• Realistic - Things

Realistic types are people who prefer competition and are action oriented.

• Artistic - Creativity

Artistic types are people who prefer creativity and are emotionally perceptive.

• Conventional - Order

Conventional types are people who prefer regulation and are very self controlled.

• Enterprising - Tasks

Enterprising types are people who value status and are very persuasive.

Understand what the 16 Types are:

The types are a 4-letter combination of the ways of thinking described below.

I=Introvert; E=Extrovert

N=Intuitive; S=Sensing

T=Thinking; F=Feeling

J=Judging/P=Perceiving

The type usually has a role associated with it.

For example, the ENFJ type is known as “The Teacher.”

Resources

Explain to students that this unit will provide another layer of insight into possible career paths for them.

Review the assessments that students will complete and what each will show.

Provide an overview of what a Holland Code entails and what the 16 Types are.

Task

Exit Activity - What are you most excited to learn about? Your Holland Code or your Personality Type?

Activity

Interests Overview and Assessment

Understand how to answer the questions for this assessment (you will input up to 3 of your hobbies and interests and then answer a series of questions about your preferences for school subjects and why you like your hobbies/interests).

Understand what the results will show based on the examples provided by your teacher.

Take the assessment and record your results - you do not have to write everything.

Just record the following:

1. Interests - Choose from the list provided the interests that stand out or connect to you. In other words, which interests do you like or think you enjoy or would enjoy in the future?

2. Holland Code - Record your 3-Letter Type
   For example, if your 3-Letter Type is “ISA” then your top three results are: Investigative, Social, and Artistic.

Resources

Show students how to complete the Interests Assessment in real time on a large screen to demonstrate how to answer the question and view their results.

• This particular assessment asks students to input up to 3 of their hobbies/interests and then answer a series of questions about their interests to get to an accurate result.

Once you show how to take the assessment, go over your results aloud..

Allow students the opportunity to take the assessment so that you can follow along with them, answer questions, and make sure that they are completing it successfully.

Some of the questions/statements may require clarification for students.

Task

Exit Activity - What are 3 interests from your results that you like the most? What is your 3-Letter Holland Code type?

Activity

16 Types Overview and Assessment

Recall that this assessment will give you a personality type with 4 letters - each letter has a meaning.

Understand how to answer the questions for this assessment (you will use a slider on a scale that allows you to disagree, agree, remain neutral, or “lean” in one direction or another based on how you feel/see yourself and the world).

Understand what the results will show based on the examples provided by your teacher.

Now that you know how to navigate the assessment, take it.

Briefly record your results - you do not have to write out the entire report. Just write the 4-letter type that is provided as well as the role that goes along with it.

Resources

Remind students what the 16 Types Assessment shows.

Similar to above, take the assessment as an example for them.

Once you show how to take the assessment, go over your results aloud to explain the nature of what this assessment shows.

Task

Exit Activity - What is your main personality type?

Explain your areas of strength based on your Holland Code score from AWATO.

Determine your Myers-Briggs type (4 Letter Score) and list possible strengths and challenges.

Activity

Return to your Holland Code Score from AWATO.

Look at this worksheet to help you learn more about your score: Holland Code Keywords

Connect with a partner and complete the following:

• Have your partner read your results out loud to you. Only read the FIRST THREE listed on AWATO because that is your score.

• Answer: What keywords and terms did you hear for each letter that explain what your code means?

• Look at the Holland Code Keywords worksheet for more information if needed. Also look up words that you do not know in the dictionary!

• In a graphic organizer like a Venn Diagram or T-Chart, fill in the details of your Holland Code results.

  • What are your strengths?

For example, if your Holland Code is “ISA” then your strengths are: Investigative, Social, and Artistic. You could write the following in your graphic organizer:

• I - organized, likes to think, works independently

• S - likes relationships, likes to teach how to solve problems, enjoys volunteering or planning an event

• A - prefers creativity and understands emotions

Resources

Have students look at their detailed Holland Code scores on AWATO.

There are multiple options for facilitating interpretation. You could have them do a “T-Chart” with these assessment results like in the previous unit, partner and do a pair share with a graphic organizer, or any other form of analytical activity.

Task

Check: Graphic Organizer (students will need to complete the Holland Code part and keep the rest blank for the 16 Types portion).

Activity

Return to your 16 Types Results.

The results for this assessment are lengthier. For these results, complete the following:

• In your graphic organizer, identify phrases in the details that include VERBS and ADJECTIVES. These phrases will help you learn more about your personality and abilities.

• In your graphic organizer, list out the phrases that help show your type.

• List TWO strengths and TWO weaknesses associated with your type (located at the bottom of the results page).

For example, if your type is ENFJ, then you could write the following:

• Communicates well

• Understands people and their feelings

• Impacts people

• Hardworking

Strengths: Compassionate, organized

Weaknesses: Can be too sensitive, not always confident

Resources

For this component, one fun activity would be to have students try and find another in the class with a similar Personality Type to talk about the characteristics. If students cannot find a complete match, they could rotate and find partners with similar LETTERS or combinations of letters.

Task

Check: Graphic Organizer

Activity

Now that you have completed your graphic organizer, use a colored pencil or highlighter to color code how your Holland Code results and 16 Types results overlap.

Where do you see similar phrases, adjectives, and descriptions?

Resources

Have students choose a colored pencil or highlighter to mark the similarities in their Holland Code and 16 Types results.

The point is for them to have a visual for the next component and to comprehend/understand what their results indicate.

Task

Final Check: Completed Graphic Organizer.

Examine potential careers based on the information provided in: Holland Code (RIASEC) Career Interests & Myers-Briggs Types.

Activity

Have your graphic organizer in front of you so you can interpret the guide below.

Using this guide - Holland Code (RIASEC) Career Interests & Myers-Briggs Types - to examine the suggested careers for your Code/Type.

What are the careers that were suggested for you?

Resources

One strategy for this component is to project the provided guide and read through the analysis with students. That way, each student can listen for their particular Code/Type combination and what careers are suggested.

Task

Exit Activity - What are the careers that were suggested for you in the guide?

Activity

Research the careers that were suggested for you.

• What did you learn that interests you?

• Record three observations.

Task

If you could choose one career that interests you the most based on your findings, what would it be? Why?

Investigate your career findings based on your MB type and discuss how they relate to your Interest Assessment AWATO.

Activity

Investigate the career that you researched in the last section that you are most interested in learning about.

Record the details of what the career entails, especially the parts that seem to align with your Holland Code results and 16 Types results.

Activity

Review all of the key pieces of this unit:

• Holland Code Results

• 16 Types/Myers-Briggs Results

• Graphic Organizer

• Suggested careers based on your type

• Details from researching your selected career

Write a reflection on WHY the career you investigated connects to your Holland Code and Personality Type.

• What parts of the job would require your strengths/abilities?

• How would the job allow you to express your personality?

Task

Complete reflection.