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Transition Assessment and Goal Generator (TAGG): Useful Tool to Assess Non-academic Skills

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Non-academic skills are as important as academic skills for the employment and postsecondary education of individuals with disabilities. Due to less than half of individuals with disabilities gaining employment, and the fact that the majority of students with disabilities do not graduate from postsecondary education due to non-academic skills, educators needed a method to assess and identify the non-academic skills students have and need to learn. The Transition Assessment and Goal Generator (TAGG) is an easy-to-use transition assessment instrument based on research-identified non-academic behaviors and experiences associated with post-school employment and further education. TAGG assesses (1) strengths and limitations, (2) disability awareness, (3) student involvement in the IEP, (4) goal setting and attainment, (5) persistence (6) interacting with others, (7) employment, and (8) support community (McConnell et al. 2012). TAGG has more validity evidence supporting its use than most other transition assessments.

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McConnell, A.E., Williams-Diehm, K.L., Sinclair, T., Suk, A., Willis, D. (2020). Transition Assessment and Goal Generator (TAGG): Useful Tool to Assess Non-academic Skills. In: Yuen, M., Beamish, W., Solberg, V.S.H. (eds) Careers for Students with Special Educational Needs. Advancing Inclusive and Special Education in the Asia-Pacific. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4443-9_18

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