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As a further measure of the effectiveness of the systems, the clients were
asked if they talked with a counselor following their session on the computer,
and if they did talk with a counselor did they feel better prepared. Forty
percent of the users did not talk with a counselor after interacting with the
software. Ninety-one percent of those that talked with a counselor stated
that they were better prepared to talk with a counselor. Seventy-five percent
of those that did not talk with a counselor felt that they did not need to
talk with a counselor because the system had answered all their questions.
These statements would indicate that the systems are maximizing the counselor
resources by screening out those clients that were basically seeking only
information. This frees the counselors to do counseling and relieves them of
simple information giving.
RANKING THE DATA BASES
When asked to rank which data base they felt was most useful, the percentage
of clients ranked the following data bases as number one:
Civilian Careers .35
Undergraduate Degrees .25
Graduate Degrees .13
Military/Civilian Crosswalk .ll
Financial Aid -07
Military Careers .06
Resume .02
OVERALL RATING OF CAGIS
As a- feature in the Services provided by the education offices, users were
asked to rate the CAGIS they used. For the two systems, the following ratings
were .assigned:
TABLE III
RATING
1 2 3 4 5
GIS .56 .37 .06 c.01 c.01
DISCOVER .62 .34 .04 c.01 x.01
l=Essential 2=Important 3=Neutral I=Not important S=Not required
CONCLUSIONS
In reviewing the Statement of Purpose, the data supports each statement.
The systems are meeting the needs of the clients as evidenced by comparing the
responses of the clients as to which data bases they used and how they
ultimately ranked those data bases. This is also shown by the responses to
the completeness and currency of the information provided.
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