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 |
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Informal Assessments for Transition: Postsecondary Education and Training | A collection of 64 informal assessments in the areas of self-determination, setting "big picture" goals, planning for postsecondary education and training, academic skills and support needs, and nonacademic skills and support needs. This book is the third in the Informal Assessments for Transition series. |
Interests Quiz | This 44-item computer-based assessment has students read behavior statements and identify how often they engage in said behavior to identify potential careers of interest. |
Inventory of Entrepreneurial Interests | This assessment has students read statements and identify if they have family or friends who work in career fields, and which three career fields are of interest to them. |
iTransition | This computer-based assessment is designed for students, families, and educators to guide the student through what to expect during the transition years, as well as activities the student should focus on based on their preferences, interests, needs, and strengths. |
Job Analysis Survey | This 24-item job analysis form is intended to be used when observing a student at a job site and allows the educator or job coach to identify all of the requirements of that job. |
Job Observation and Behavior Scale | This 30-item scale measures the extent to which an individual can perform necessary job duties and the amount of support required for each task. |
Job-Related Skills Assessment | This 40-item assessment rates the student's performance on a variety of work behaviors and tasks. |
JobTIPS Social Skills Assessment | This 31-item assessment includes both a self-assessment form and a form to be completed by someone who knows the student well. It assesses how often the student engages in appropriate social skills such as using greetings and using appropriate body language. |
Learning Styles Online– Learning Disabilities (LD) Pride | This 30-item assessment has students read statements and respond whether it's a lot like them to not like them in order to find out their learning style. |
Milestones Autism Resources: Tool for Transitioning to Adulthood | This tool has students consider their vision for their life as an adult across transition domains. It has them think about their current situation, and what they need to work on to become more independent. |
Minnesota State Career Cluster Interest Survey | An online survey where students choose activities, personal qualities, and school subjects that result in a report of matching career clusters and job suggestions. |
Multiple Intelligences Test | This 70-item assessment has students read statements to identify how closely they agree with the statement. |
My Plan – Career Values Assessment | This 20-item computer-based activity has students rank job characteristics and their level of importance to the student. |
New Parent Transition Survey | A 22-item survey that addresses the areas of postsecondary education, employment, independent living, financial management, transportation, and recreation and leisure. |
Northstar Basic Computer Skills Certificate | This website offers a collection of situational assessments related to computer use and provides a certificate of completion when all of the modules have been completed. Curricula to teach the concepts covered in the modules are also included on the website. |
O*NET Career Interest Profiler | This 180-item questionnaire assesses career interests. |
O*NET My Next Move | My Next Move has students read 60 statements and determine how they feel about each--from strongly dislike to like. Based on their answers, it will suggest career interests and categorize jobs based on the anticipated level of education. |
O*Net Work Importance Locator | An assessment that allows students to identify work values that are important to them. They rank six value areas, including: achievement, independence, recognition, relationships, supports, and working conditions. |
Occupational Aptitude Survey and Interest Schedule – 3rd ed (OASIS – 3) | Designed for grades 8+, this assessment helps students identify their career aptitudes and interests and find careers that align with their strengths. |
Parent Interview Form | A four page list of questions for the parent to answer, including their child’s daily living, social, communication, academic, rec/leisure, community and work related skills. |
Parent Survey of Student’s Academic-related Skills | This 32-item rating scale asks parents to rate the student's academic-related abilities by how much support is needed for each item. |
PEATC Life Skills Checklist | The Life Skills Checklist helps transition-age students, their families, and IEP Teams to determine the current level of support needed for independent living and life skills. |
Personal Preference Indicators | This 40-item questionnaire is designed to be used for students with severe and profound disabilities. The questions are answered by someone who knows the student well and can indicate his/her preferences in different domains. |
Pictorial Interest Inventory | This assessment should be used for students with severe and profound disabilities. This short sorting assessment has pictures for eight careers, including automotive, clerical, food service, custodial/housekeeping, landscape/building trades, materials and handling, caring for others, and retail. Students identify which pictures are of interest to them and then it is calculated which career path(s) the student would like to pursue. |
Picture Interest Career Survey | This reading-free assessment helps determine an individual's preferences for types of careers. Because there are no verbal requirements, this assessment is appropriate for a range of abilities, including students with limited/no reading abilities and students learning English as a second language. |
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