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-e3.ments 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 f:rms' 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) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** A Differential FeatureCost Analysis of DISCOVER for Adult Learners and SIGI PLUS: Technical Report Number 4 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Oi lice of Educational Research and Improvement ED CATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTERIERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organtzation ortginating o Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quaItty Potnts of view or optnions stated tn this docu. rnent do not neCessanly represent official OERI posdion or pacy James P. Sampson, Jr.
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