Needs Analysis for the Development of Career Choice Assessment Instruments for Intellectual Disability Students in Extraordinary High Schools

Abstract

This development illustrates the prototype analysis model for the development of career choice instruments for intellectual disability students in high school. This is based on the idea that the nature of everyone will enter the career world or have a career no exception mentally disabled students. before they enter the world, they will make choices about various careers based on their potential so they can achieve independence in the community. Career choices are important in the career development process. Career choices and career adjustments are a form of development of one's personality. Career choices require a complete understanding of the potential that needs to be optimally developed in career development. An individual interested in a career occurs because of personality and various other variables that lie behind it. This study aims to provide a solution to schools in helping intellectual disability students to find career choices that are appropriate to their personality. Findings from the study reveal that intellectual disability students experience difficulties in career selection. Even they don't know where their career development is going to go after graduating from school. Schools should have responsibilities in helping students develop their potential, including in career selection. However, schools have difficulty in helping students because there is no reference that can be used, so there is a hesitation in the teacher when directing student career development. This development design through preliminary study, initial model design and expert validation test through written discussion and suggestion techniques were analyzed descriptively. This development resulted in an extraordinary "career choice assessment instrument for intellectual disability students in high school" Keywords— career choice, personality type, intellectual disability