The German Model-Project for Self-Evaluation

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The German Model-Project for Self-Evaluation

• Wiebke Petersen
• (biat/ Universität Flensburg, Germany)

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Experiences, Self-Evaluation and Self-Development

• Three stages of the process of personal
  development
• experiences through formal, non-formal and
  informal learning before the self-evaluation
  phase
• module as an incentive for self-evaluation
• further self-development of the personality with
  respect to
• occupational competences
• social competences
• personal competences (self-competences)

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Self-Evaluation of experiences, interests and
wishes the German module

• through
• experiencing activities with different
  characteristics/demands
• based on Holland s theory of types of
  personality
• common reflection in groups (possibly with
  support)
• using an independently usable IT-tool
• with greatly extended possibilities of
  interactivity
• creative thinking out new possible fields of
  occupation (and even recreation for the
  longterm unemployed)

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Six types of personality according to HOLLANDs
theory (including combinations)
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Holland s theory of types of personality

• Created in the 1960s
• Based on behaviourist personality theory
• Six types defined through factor analysis
• Since then extensive further development
• Application to job finding processes,
  biographical planning of occupational career
• For that development of a typology of job
  profiles according to the same six dimensions

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Matching of types of personality and dimensions
of job profiles

• Characteristics of personality
• three main dimensions (first, second, third)
• e.g. IAS for university professor
• RCE for car mechanic
• SCI for teachers
• Issues for criticism
• Conventional understanding of the types e.g.
• enterprising close to salesmanship
• social close to education (even mainly of
  children)
• realistic close to male handicraft
• investigative close to academic endeavours
  (Implicit influence of bourgeois prejudices)

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Matching of types of personality and dimensions
of job profiles

• Dimensions of job profiles
• In the US the ca. 20 000 job profiles each get a
  3 letter type description (drawing on official
  job descriptions, job advertisements, experts
  judgements)
• Nowadays adapted worldwide (commercially
  available)
• E.g. for Germany EXPLORIX for the ca. 350 middle
  level Berufe and also the academic professions

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Matching of types of personality and dimensions
of job profiles

• Dimensions of job profiles Critical issues
• Very different types of activities within one
  occupation are neglected, e.g. for car mechanic
  focus on
• repetitive repair work
• investigative diagnosis of faults
• counselling of customers
• leading work group
• salesmanship
• We try to change this fundamentally!

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Matching of types of personality and dimensions
of job profiles

• Basic idea of matching Individuals with a
  certain Holland code supposed to be optimally
  suitable for occupations with the same code
• The idea of self-realisation during leisure
  activities is neglected
• The individuals are subject to seemingly
  objective procedures (although often additional
  counselling is recommended)
• We try to change that!

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Defining and matching types of personality
according to EXPLORIX

• Individuals fill in short questionnaires (Ten
  questions for each dimension)
• Two methods of self-investigation
• What am I able to do?
• What would I like to do?
• Results evaluated online by the EXPLORIX-Company
  (10 )
• Outcome Suggestions for job search according to
  the matching process
• Instead we offer an approach based on
  independent self-judging!

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The Flensburg-method for searching your self
and thinking out a new future

• Based on Holland s six dimensions (R, I, A, S,
  E, C)
• Experiencing your main features through carrying
  through real activities oriented to the types
• Reflecting on and thinking out new possible
  occupations but also suitable leisure activities
  (importance of work-life-balance)
• We also give the hint to think about
• What am I able to do?
• What would I like to do?
• People are advised to thinking but also to
  listening to their emotions.

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The Flensburg-method for searching your self
and thinking out a new future

• Examples for the activities
• 2-3 alternatives for each main type of
  personality
• Additionally one can be created by the
  participants themselves
• Realistic model railway
• sewing
• model ships or steam engines
• Investigative comparing and choosing an office
  chair for people with a bad back
• investigating a fault in a car
• researching into the cheapest ingredients
  for a meal

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The Flensburg-method for searching your self
and thinking out a new future

• artistic building an object for a model railway
  landscape
• preparing and decorating a plate with bread
  roles
• (Canapés)
• ???
• social role playing intervention in a
  conflict
• ???
• enterprising organising a political
  manifestation
• organising the preparation of a large meal in
  a team with a limited budget
• ???
• Conventional Book keeping about expenditures
  for a household
• filling in transfers for ones own bank
  account
• ???

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The Flensburg-method for searching your self
and thinking out a new future

• Combinations of Holland codes are obviously built
  in into the activities
• Additional ideas still be analysed according to
  the Holland code
• Further possible self-evaluation activities, at
  the same time
• options for suitable recreational activities for
  times of unemployment
• sports (table tennis, football, etc.)
• gardening
• making music (playing in a band)
• dancing
• .

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Conventional activity Calculating expenditure
for foodChristina (shop assistant) no hope to
experience something newTim (plasterer Meister)
is familiar with calculations
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Realistic activity building a model
railwayMilan (roma, showman on a fairground, low
literacy and numeracy skills) no special
interests, but high motivation
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Artistic activity Landscape for the model
railwayBarbara (without qualification) likes
being creative
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Common reflection in groups (possibly with
support)Barbara (without qualification)
difficulties in oral expressionVladimir
(electrician, from Russia) speaks nearly no
German
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The interactive tool for the Flensburg method

• In cases where participants have some IT-skills
• To be filled in on a computer
• Participants answer questions which relate to
• the six Holland dimensions
• according to three levels
• Additional interactivity
• Not only individual answers but
• The questions themselves can be adapted to ones
  experiences, interests, wishes and desires.
• This can also be done with a pencil.

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Hollands dimensions of interests, wishes and abilities R I A S E C
Learning contexts Ø    formal e.g. schoolØ    non-formal e.g. apprenticeship, work placement informal e.g. family, sports club
Competences Ø   Occupational interests wishes Ø   Social interests wishes Personal interests wishes
Former experiences and life circumstances Ø   Unemployed Ø   Women returner Ø   Employed, seeking new field of activity
 
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The Flensburg-method for searching your self
and thinking out a new future

• experiencing activities with different
  characteristics/demands
• common reflection in groups (possibly with
  support)
• using an independently usable IT-tool, the
  interactive tool for the Flensburg method
• creative thinking out new possible fields of
  occupation (and even recreation for the long
  term unemployed)