Effectiveness of Career Counseling on Development of Cognitive Map of Occupations in Elementary School Students

Since there is no clear vision of career development for students, present research was aimed to examine effectiveness of career counseling on development of cognitive map of occupations in primary school students. The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and control group. The sample consisted of 72 students (third, fourth and fifth grade in elementary school) that was chosen by cluster sampling among two schools at random and were assigned into experimental and control groups. The data were collected by cognitive map of career researcher made questionnaire (for elementary school students). ANOVA and ANCOVA were used to analyze data. The results indicated that there was significant difference between mean scores of experimental group before and after training program in cognitive plan of boys and girls. According to results, it was concluded that cognitive map of occupations can be expanded by counseling career and helped them to choose better jobs at older ages.