Presented by: Jacob Flaws Senior Sales Associate Kuder, Inc.
Using your VISION to Build an
Extraordinary Student Pipeline
• Career development
• Assessment
• Professional Development
• College & Career Readiness
What does this mean to you?
Today’s Agenda
• Introductions
• Overview of Kuder, Inc.
• A “Talent Pipeline” Example
–Students, Counselors, Parents
• CAT Essentials
• Q&A
About Me (My Holland Code)
• My college prep story
– HS Career Counseling?
– 3 major changes
– Bachelor’s in History & Psychology
– Master’s in History
– Working in education
– Working in sales/communications
About Me
About You
About Kuder
Over the last 75+ years, millions worldwide have relied on us for reliable solutions.
150 million people have used Kuder;
three million new users annually.
More than 12,000 sites domestically; 100 internationally.
Created 120 custom systems
• Our Mission:
– To raise student aspirations and to provide career options to students and adults through self-assessment and education.
• Our Goals:
– Guide students and parents through successful eighth-grade and post-high school transitions.
– Increase retention and graduation rates.
– Provide career planning, guidance, and development resources to last a lifetime.
Our Mission & Goals
• Research-based assessments since 1938.
• Dr Frederic Kuder: – The “father of reliability.”
– Innovator of vocational assessment.
– Co-developed the KR-20 and KR-21 formulas for calculating the alpha coefficients for assessment scale scores.
– Kuder Preference Record (1938) was groundbreaking.
History & Legacy
Kuder Research Faculty
Reliability and item discrimination of KCIA Holland subscales
(based on data from N=5871)
Holland
subscale Reliability coefficient*
Average discrimination power value
Realistic 0.940 0.757
Investigative 0.937 0.745
Artistic 0.900 0.650 Social 0.923 0.706
Enterprising 0.888 0.622
Conventional 0.930 0.726 *Based on internal consistency techniques. Data from test-retest design currently being gathered and the results are expected to be quite high since Holland preferences are relatively stable over time.
High Psychometric Qualities
Clientele
Partnerships & Affiliations
• Provides paths, on-ramps, and transitions
– Logical Framework
• Standardizes Processes
– All in one house
• Usable Data!
• Connects Students, Teachers, Counselors,
Businesses and Parents in the career planning process
Why is a pipeline important?
A Kuder Example
EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS & PRACTITIONERS
• Tracking and Management – Help educators/administrators track and manage student progress.
• Accountability – Provide ability to Quantify, Qualify, and report on measurements.
• Outreach – Provide real-time data grounded with 75 years of research to support enrollment,
program placement, and educational connection.
• Retention
– Whether at secondary or postsecondary levels, we increase retention rates and the percentage of students that stay in school, complete their education, and transition to their next stages in life.
• Professional Development – CAT, CDF
Who We Help
• Lack of knowledge.
• Lack of time.
• Increase effectiveness.
• Increase efficiency.
• MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Why did we create CAT?
Professional Development
CAT ADVANCED: VIRTUAL COURSE
February 2 – March 21
Video conference to be held March 21
10% off to all presentation attendees.
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Course Dates
Questions? Questions?
Questions? Thank you
Jacob Flaws Senior Sales Associate
800.314.8972 (office) • 515.864.8822 (mobile)
www.kuder.com
