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Session Outline
• Warm up Activity
• Literature Review
• Exploratory Tools – FSU Advising First, Exploratory
Center
– FSU Career Center
• Xploratory Files Discussion
Warm up Activity:
Typical Questions:
• When you read the newspaper what articles are most interesting to you?
• When you enter the bookstore or library, what section do you check out first?
• When you surf the web, what websites do you look at?
• What topics of conversation hold your attention?
Definition of Undecided Students
Students who are unwilling, unable or unready to make educational and/or vocational decisions (Gordon, 1995).
The “Undecided” StudentCUES Terms
• Undecided
• Undeclared
• Exploratory
• Deciding
• No Preference
• Open Enrolled
• Open Major
• Open Option
• Pre - Majors
• Liberal Arts Majors
Current Statistics• Only 8%8% of new students feel they
know “a great deal about their intended major”.
• Over 50%50% of all students who enter college with a declared major change their mind at least once.
• Only one in threeone in three seniors will major in the same field they preferred as a freshman.
(Cuseo, 2002)
In a study examining 25 years of data and examining 19,000 students,
– 22%22% were “completely decided”
– 31%31% said they were tentatively decided
– 43%43% had several ideas but were not ready to decide
(Gordon & Steele, 2003)
Current Statistics
• An estimated 20 - 5020 - 50 percent of college students are undecided about their educational and vocational futures
(Lewallen, 1995)
• Almost 2/32/3 of all college students change their major at least once before they graduate — and half of them will change it more than once!
(Spight, 2006)
• Although some undecided students have sufficient information upon which to base a decision, they lack appropriate decision-lack appropriate decision-making skillsmaking skills
(Gordon, 1995)
Types of Major Changers
According to Gordon (2003) major changers consist of the following subgroups:
• The Drifters (reluctant to act)• The Closet Changers (hide out)• The Externals (frequent changes)• The Up-Tighters (resist)• The Experts (do not need our help)• The Systematics (thorough)
Potential Consequences
• Lower Academic Achievement (Chase & Keene, 1981)
• Early Withdrawal/Attrition (Wyckoff, 1999)
• Greater Internal/External Pressure (Steele & McDonald, 2000)
• Decreased Satisfaction (Noel & Levitz, 1995)
Which Road Will They choose?
Declared
Avenue
Exploratory
Avenue
4 Exploratory Majors
• Science, Technology, & Engineering
• Creative Arts, Humanities, & Letters
• Communication, Human Services, & Social Sciences
• Education & Teaching
Advising First Exploratory Tools
• Structured Decision - Making Program – STEPS (Students Taking Exploratory Steps to Success)
• Innovative Websitehttp://advisingfirst.fsu.edu/ExploratoryCenter
• Section of First Year Experience Course ‘08• Special Events/Workshops
• Meet your Advisor • Major Discovery Fair• Lunch and Learn Series
STEPS (Students Taking Exploratory Steps to Success)
1st Phase: Self-Exploration(focus on defining values, interests, skills)
– Values Inventory
– Yes/No/Maybe major checklist
– Advising First Worksheets
– Interview with an advisor
STEPS (Students Taking Exploratory Steps to Success)
2nd Phase: Major – Exploration(Focus on evaluating student’s options)
– Undergraduate Academic Program Guide http://www.academic-guide.fsu.edu
– It’s All Academichttp://undergrad.fsu.edu/iaa.html
During this phase students:• Translate self exploration results to a list of potential
majors• Identify prerequisite coursework• Take an introductory course from the major of interest
FSU Mapping Program
Academic mapping provides a clear timeline of major requirements and milestones to ensure graduation in four years.
• Sample Schedule• Milestones• Increases Accountability• Provides a Timeline• Reinforces High Expectations
Sample Map: Business
STEPS (Students Taking Exploratory Steps to Success)
3rd Phase: Career – ExplorationDuring this phase students:• Attend student recruitment events• Conduct Informational Interviews• Utilize O*Net and Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://online.onetcenter.org/
http://www.bls.gov/OCO/
Career Center: Exploratory Tools
Utilize Cognitive Information Processing (CIP)
Approach to Career Services
Focus on:
• Self Knowledge
• Educational Knowledge
• Occupational Knowledge
• Decision Making Knowledge
Career Center: Exploratory Tools
Rationality and logic are valued over intuition in problem solving and decision making.
EXECUTIVE PROCESSING DOMAIN
KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS
DECISION-MAKING SKILLS DOMAINS
SELF KNOWLEDGE
OPTIONS KNOWLEDGE
CASVE
META-COGNITION
Use of CTI & CTI Workbook
• Screening– CTI Total Score: a single global indicator of
dysfunctional thinking– Help practitioner decide how much help an individual
need
• Needs Assessment– CTI Construct Scores
• Decision-making confusion• Commitment anxiety• External conflict
Plan on sharing your discussion & ideas!!!
Please read your file and
discuss the case…
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