Career and College Readiness Self-Efficacy Inventory (CCRSI)

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Instrument Overview

Initially intended to assess the impact of a career planning program at a gifted and talented baccalaureate magnet high school in a Southeastern city, the College and Career Readiness Self-Efficacy Inventory (CCRSI) is a tool that measures an individual's belief in their ability to enter a career pathway and be successful in higher education settings. The CCRSI contains 14 statements that ask about one's confidence in performing behaviors that are important for college and career readiness, covering four main factors: College Knowledge, Positive Personal Characteristics, Academic Competence, and Potential to Achieve Future Goals. The scale uses a Likert scale ranging from “5: strongly agree” to “1: strongly disagree,” and the CCRSI’s overall score ranges from 14 (low) to 70 (high).

Year developed:2012.

Organization

Topic
Pathways to and Through Postsecondary
Tags
Higher education,
College readiness

Content

Grades
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
14 items
Administration
Computer,
Paper

Access and Use

Price

Free

Link
https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/vistas/article_3166ce2bf16116603…
Use in Research
Allen, A. H., Jones, G. D., Baker, S. B., & Martinez, R. R. (2019). Effect of a curriculum unit to enhance career and college readiness self-efficacy of fourth-grade students. Professional School Counseling, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X19886815  Leggett, C. A. (2019). Examining the Moderating Effects of Decision-making Self-efficacy Among Self-determination and College and Career Readiness Self-efficacy (Doctoral dissertation, Oklahoma State University). https://www.proquest.com/docview/2410650360?pq-origsite=gscholar&fromopenview=true  Martinez, R. R., Baker, S. B., & Young, T. (2017). Promoting career and college readiness, aspirations, and self‐efficacy: Curriculum field test. The Career Development Quarterly, 65(2), 173-188. https://doi.org/10.1002/cdq.12090   Saunders, R., Foxx, S. P., Bolin, S. T., Prioleau, B., Dameron, M. L., Vazquez, M., & Perry, J. (2021). Examining Self-Efficacy and Preparedness to Succeed in Post-Secondary Education: A Survey of Recent High School Graduates. Journal of School Counseling, 19(18), 2-27. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1308377.pdf  Williams, R. G., Baker, S. B., & Williams-DeVane, C. R. (2018). Effects of Customized Counseling Interventions on Career and College Readiness Self-Efficacy of Three Female Foster Care Youth. Professional Counselor, 8(2), 159-174. https://doi.org/10.15241/rgw.8.2.159

Psychometrics (additional guidance)

Psychometric References

Baker, S. B., & Parikh Foxx, S. (2012). Career and College Readiness Self-efficacy Inventory. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina State University.

Baker, S. B., Parikh Foxx, S., Akcan-Aydin, P., Gavin Williams, R., Ashraf, A. & Martinez, R. R. (2016). Understanding and enhancing career and college readiness. Unpublished manuscript

Baker, S. B., Parikh Foxx, S., Akcan-Aydin, P., Gavin Williams, R., Ashraf, A., & Martinez, R. R. (2017). Psychometric properties of the career and college readiness self-efficacy inventory. Ideas and Research You can Use: VISTAS Online, 1-13. https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/vistas/article_3166ce2bf16116603abcacff0000bee5e7.pdf?sfvrsn=4