Finding the right transition assessments can be a challenge!
We’ve developed this database to help you locate relevant tools to inform transition planning. We’ve already gathered more than 100 assessments, searchable by the transition domains they address, the areas in which they focus, the approaches they use, the disabilities for which they were designed, the languages in which they are available, the persons who complete them, and the cost. In most cases, a particular assessment covers multiple domains and can be used with a wide variety of students.Please note, if you select more than one transition domain in a search, the database will only pull individual assessments that cover all of the domains you select. In other words, the more transition domains you select, the fewer assessments that will populate the search. If relatively few options show when making lots of filter selections, reset the form and try using fewer filters at the same time.
We want to grow this resource to include more tools as well as more low-cost or free options. If you know of other assessments we’ve missed (or that you have created), let us know by submitting information at the bottom of this page. And if you are having trouble finding the right tool, don’t hesitate to let us know that as well.
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| Assessment Title with a Link | Description |
|---|---|
| 123 Career Test | This 15-item assessment has students look at pictures of people on the job and select one activity they prefer/one activity they do not prefer from a group of 4 pictures. Their answers help identify their Holland personality code, and what types of occupations pair well with their interests. |
| 9th-12th Grade Employability Skills Rubric | This assessment grades students on their employment readiness in the areas of preparedness, personal responsibility, and productivity. |
| A Functional Assessment and Curriculum for Teaching Students with Disabilities | This collection of assessments helps teachers identify functional skills to target for instruction. It determines what a student's areas of strengths and needs are with regards to interpersonal skills, independent living, and functional academics. |
| A Guide to Assessing College Readiness | This 25-item rating scale measures a student's readiness for postsecondary education. |
| Adaptive Behavior Assessment System | This assessment measures adaptive skills and identifies areas of strength and weakness. |
| Adolescent Autonomy Checklist | This 105-item checklist rates the student's ability to complete independent living skills and identifies areas in need of additional instruction. |
| AIR Self-Determination Scale (Educator) | This 27-item scale assesses self-determination. This version of the AIR Self-Determination Scale is for the educator to complete. |
| AIR Self-Determination Scale (Parent) | This 27-item scale assesses self-determination. This version of the ARC Self-Determination Scale is for the parent to complete. |
| AIR Self-Determination Scale (Student) | This 27-item scale assesses self-determination. This version of the AIR Self-Determination Scale is for the student to complete. |
| ARC Self-Determination Scale | This scale is a student-reported survey/questionnaire that consists of 72 questions addressing four areas of determination: Autonomy, Self-Realization, Self-Regulation, and Psychological Empowerment. |
| Attainment Pre ETS Assessment Package | This manual consists of reproducible documents that assess the 5 WIOA required activities. |
| Basic Skills for Community Living | This assessment is designed to assess functional community skills for students with visual impairments or severe developmental delays. |
| Becker Work Adjustment Profile- BWAP-2 | The BWAP-2 is a practical rating scale related to four work-related areas that offer insight as to what types of support or level of assistance/aid the individual might need to be successful in the workplace. |
| Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-3 | This assessment is designed to measure the behavioral strengths and needs of students from multiple sources (e.g., the student, educators, and parents/guardians). |
| Brigance Transition Skills Inventory | This 136-item assessment is curriculum-based and measures a student's strengths and needs in a variety of transition domains. |
| California Career Zone | The California CareerZone assessment allows you to take an assessment to identify what you may be interested in doing for a future career. It includes other resources for finding postsecondary education options and making a savings plan. |
| Career Ability Placement Survey (CAPS) | The CAPS assessment has students identify their abilities and how they relate to career clusters. |
| Career Bridge | This assessment uses a checklist of personal qualities, preferred activities and preferred subject areas to determine an individual's career interests. |
| Career Clueless | Students circle subjects and activities they prefer to help them identify their RIASEC career code. RIASEC refers to six personality types: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. |
| Career Cluster Interest Inventory | This survey or questionnaire helps students discover which of the 16 Career Clusters the majority of their interests lie to help plan for their future. |
| Career Clusters Student Interest Inventory | This assessment consists of 16 sections, with each including 3 sub-sections: activities that describe what I like to do, personal qualities that describe me, and school subjects that I like. Students circle the statements that describe them and calculate the total number in each section to identify the cluster that best aligns with their preferences and interests. |
| Career Cruiser | A career and education planning tool that has self-assessments, workplace skills, information about jobs in science and biotech, financial aid, and goal setting for the future. |
| Career Decision-Making System-Revised | This assessment helps students identify their occupational interests and values. |
| Career Interest Survey | Has students select their preference between two different work activities to identify a career field of interest. Written at a 6th-grade reading level. |
| Career Interests, Preferences, and Strengths Inventory | This assessment gives students the opportunity to explore various careers and connect their own strengths and interests to real career options. |
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