The Complete Vocational Assessment Battery



The Complete Vocational Assessment Battery assesses a student’s vocational aptitudes and interests through the variety of tests included in the McCarron-Dial Vocational Assessment Battery.

Assessment Tool Skills Measured
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS): Scores are obtained from referring agency General intellectual functioning
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) Receptive vocabulary
Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT) Academic achievement in reading recognition, spelling and math
Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test (BVMGT) and Haptic Visual Discrimination Test (HVDT) Visual/Motor integration skills
McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND) Fine and gross motor skills, bimanual dexterity, persistent control, balance and muscle power
Perceptual Memory Tasks (PMT) Memory functions and learning style (results help to formulate teaching strategies and to plan vocational programs)
Street Survival Skills Questionnaire (SSSQ) and Behavior Rating Scale (BRS) Ability to function autonomously in the community or work environment
Observational Emotional Inventory (OEI) Behaviors which may interfere with educational or vocational potential

Students also participate in an interest inventory and a situational assessment. The situational assessment takes place with a mentor at a community business or at one of MSEC’s entrepreneurial businesses. The student is observed in a real work setting and feedback is provided based on his/her ability to meet the necessary demands of the job.

Assessment results are summarized in a narrative report which is accompanied by two computerized reports, including the Individualized Trait Analysis (ITA) and an analysis of the Perceptual Memory Tasks (PMT).
Referral Process/Contact
Initial contact from the school district, followed by referral packet sent to the Program Manager at the address below.

Merrimack Special Education Collaborative
40 Linnell Circle
Billerica, MA 01821

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