Transition Survey

We are no longer gathering information, this survey is for reference only, no submit available.

The following survey on High School Transition is being conducted by several graduate students currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program, in Rehabilitation Counseling, at San Diego State University. A review of current literature on high school transition has raised several questions about the quality of these transition classes. Your answers to the following questions will help us obtain information about the experiences of students with hearing and/or visual disabilities in those transition classes.

If you are eighteen (18) years or older and left or completed high school/second level education from 1996 to 2006, we invite your participation in this survey. Your participation is completely voluntary. Your answers will be confidential as no personal or other identifying information is included with your answers. Please note there is no right or wrong answer to the items on this survey.

To complete this on-line copy of the survey, please use the Tab key to move from question to question and the up and down arrows to select your answers.

Note: Assistive Technology (A.T.) refers to any piece of equipment, or device that assists a person in completing tasks independently. A.T. can range from very simple to very complex solutions.

Section One

In this section please select the statement that best applies to you.
1. I feel that I received the transition services I needed before leaving high school/second level education.
2. I was ready to go to work or to college, as an adult when I left high school/second level education.
3. I am currently using the A.T. skills I learned in high school/second level education.
4. I participated in my Individualized Education Plan meetings during high school/second level education.
5. I was the leader in some of my Individualized Education Plan meetings.
6. I was able to make important decisions during my Individualized Education Plan meetings.
7. My parent(s) or guardian(s) wanted me to be in transition classes during high school/second level education.
8. My parent(s) or guardian(s) made some decisions during Individualized Education Plan meetings.
9. I was encouraged to advocate for myself in my high school/second level education classes.
10. An aide/personal assistant always helped me in my high school/second level education classes.
11. The teachers in my transition classes did a good job teaching students with hearing impairments.
12. The teachers in my transition classes did a good job teaching students with visual impairments.
13. I learned independent living skills, such as how to cook and clean, while I was in high school/secondary level education.
14. I did not receive enough training with communication devices/skills (TTY, Video Phone, Sidekick, writing skills, Braille, etc.) while in high school/second level education.
15. I learned job seeking skills in my transition classes in high school/second level education.
16. I was friends with my non-disabled peers in high school/second level education.

Section Two

Please select the response that applies to you.
1. I became a client of vocational rehabilitation services while in high school/second level education.
2. I am currently receiving vocational rehabilitation services.
2b. Please identify those services
3. On an average I see my vocational rehabilitation counselor/guidance officer at least once every two or three months.
4. I went to a high school for the blind.
5. I went to a high school for the deaf.
6. I was mainstreamed and went to a public high school.
7. I attended transition classes during high school.
8. I am currently enrolled in a college or university.
9. The skills I learned in my transition classes contributed to my success in college/university.
10. I currently have a job.
10b. If not, are you currently looking for work?
11. The skills I learned in my transition classes prepared me for work.
12. I was employed while in high school.
13. I took some college courses while in high school.

Section Three - Demographics

Please select the response that best describes you
1. Gender:
2. I attend high school in:
3. I graduated from high school:
4. I received my GED:
5. I completed the Leaving Certificate in second level education:
6. I attended second level education in Ireland:
7. I left or graduated from high school in - type in a 4 digit year:
8. I left or completed second level education in - type in a 4 digit year: