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XAP/Bridges Choices Planner Interest Profiler

Step-by-Step Guide 1. From any web browser type in the address: http://access.bridges.com

2. At "Student Sign In" page, click SITE ID tab.

3. Input the Site ID 0001236 and Password: cypress then click the [ENTER] key.

4. At the "YOUR TOOLS" section, click on Choices Planner.

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5. In the 'WORK" section, click on Interest Profiler.

6. Click Start Answering Questions OR if the students wants to save their results, they can

create (or sign into) a Portfolio at this time.

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7. There are 60 questions – the program counts down the questions as they respond so they know where they are at in the questionnaire.

8. Each question begins with: How Would You Like to . . .

Click on one of the options: Like, Not Sure or Dislike. Encourage students to choose like or dislike unless they are unsure what a task means. Students are asked to focus on what they would like to do in the future – not what they are able to do now.

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9. When all the questions have been answered, the student will be directed to the Interest Profiler page for Top Interest Areas and this page will show a chart ranking the Interest Areas based on their responses. The top of this page should show 1-3 words out of the following:

Realistic

Investigative

Artistic

Social

Enterprising

Conventional

For example:

10. For each student, record their top interest Holland Code. For the above example, this student’s code would be “AS” representing Artistic and Social interest areas.

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