1. AUTOEVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE
FOR STUDENTS FINISHING SECONDARY EDUCATION
SELF-KNOWLEDGE I
KNOW MY VALUES
To clarify what you value means to distinguish between what matters most to you and you appreciate, and what
you care less and less appreciate. Knowing what kind of things, activities and facts you give more importance, and
know why you value it is what will most influence your choice.
Please, note on this scale the importance you give to certain values. It almost always happens that if one thing is highly valued,
logically, the opposite is little valued.
(3 = very important, 2 = quite important, 1 = little important).
DEFINITION OF VALUE VALUE SCORE
Making decisions without assistance; to be independent when Autonomy.
1. 3 2 1
acting.Tostudywithoutsupervisionorcontrols. Independence.
Authority.
To influence others. To guide them and organize them. To be
2. Leadership. 3 2 1
responsible for their actions.
Power.
Studying or working incircumstances that vary often, or frequently Variety.
3. changing:people, schedules, etc. Evenassumingrelocate(country Flexibility. 3 2 1
orregion).
Earnings.
4. Earn high wages; own properties, invest money to earn more. 3 2 1
Money.
Altruism.
5. Help and care for other people; treating people face to face. Helpingothers. 3 2 1
Humanitarianism.
Advance.
Achieving progress, promote yourself, knowing more and more
6. Progress. 3 2 1
every day, be expert at something.
Perfection.
Degree to which a profession awakens respect in other people; be Prestige.
7. important, to ensure that what you do is recognized by the people or Fame. 3 2 1
by the whole society. Recognition.

2. Aesthetics.
Rejoice, be happy with the beautiful; enjoy with beautiful objects and
8. Beauty. 3 2 1
actions; to know how to find the positive in people and things.
Art.
Intellectual.
9. To feel pleasure forreflection, philosophy, study,investigation. 3 2 1
Mental.
Originality; development of new concepts; invention or createnew Creativity.
10. 3 2 1
objects, ideas and situations. Innovation.
Adventure.
Find other fortunes and paths; to risk, to venture; begin new lives or
11. Risk. 3 2 1
studies or jobs.
Audacity.
Security.
12. No change; no feel insecure; keep the job, friends,belongings. 3 2 1
Routine
Now, place by order the values you rated highest, that is, those you have given a 3.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Now, place the values you rated a 2.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

3. SELF-KNOWLEDGE II
WHICH IS MY PERSONALITY?
It is quite useful to deepen in this topic in order for you to know in depth and be able to decide, as clearly and
coherently as possible, your professional-academic option.
For this reason, we are going to use the Professional-PersonalTypology defined by professor and psychologist
Holland, which divides the personalities into 6 different subtypes. Read through it carefully and think which one
you fit in best.
1. REALISTIC TYPE /OCCUPATIONscene
Personality Traits: Stable, sincere, frank, robust, practical, confident, materialistic.
These are people whoshowinterest inpractical, mechanical, often demanding physical activities, oractivitiesthat
involvecontact with nature(preparing crops, takingcare of animals, etc.).
They prefer to workwithtools andobjectsinstead of workingwithwords andpeople. They want tobuild thingsand
seepractical results oftheir work. Normally, they donot seeksocial contactand avoidbeing noticed.Typical
occupationsin this categoryinclude:agriculture, carpentry, mechanics, driving,etc.
2. INTELLECTUAL TYPE /SCIENTIFICscene
Personality Traits: Independent, analytical, intellectual, precise, curious, reflective, critical, studious, etc.
They like to observe and experience to understand the phenomena that surround them. They enjoy solving
problems using ideas and language. They highly value mathematics and scientific work. They often like working
alone and enjoy solving difficult and abstract problems.
They feel attracted by chemistry, architecture, biology, medicine, and research degrees in general.
3. ARTISTIC TYPE /ART scene
Personality Traits: Imaginative, idealistic, intuitive, expressive, artistic, bohemian, in a way willing to withdraw
from others or to do things individually.
They connect very well to the physical and social environment using their feelings, intuition and imagination,
showing interest in creative activities; they love innovation. They often prefer an unconventional lifestyle and
value independence. Theyactively seek opportunities for self-expression and tend to be introspective. They do not
like the rules or structured patterns. They enjoy contactingpeople.
Among the occupations of these people are the writer, designer, musician, actor, etc.
4. SOCIALTYPE / SOCIAL scene
Personality Traits: Understanding, cooperation, willingness to help, sociable, diplomatic, tactful and delicate, with a
strong sense of ethics and morality.
They are people who care about the welfare of others and show willingness to help; generally relating well to all
kinds of people, they have good interpersonal communication skills. They are caring, generous and sensitive to the
problems of others. Not at all do they like working with tools, objects, machinery, etc.
They look for opportunities to express their interest through social welfare occupations, nursing, education, etc.

4. 5. ENTREPRENEURIAL TYPE / BUSINESS MANAGEMENTscene
Personality traits: Persuasive, energetic, dominant, ambitious, fashion followers, etc.
They face the world showing a bold, dominant, energetic and “aggressive” attitude. They are dynamic,
organizing,and confident. They feel attracted by activities that provide them opportunities to lead, persuade and
influence their thinking or convince others to buy their products. They like leading, controlling, and supervising
people,always in order to get a benefit (economic or for progress) from their job. They value the money, power,
and status. They do not like intellectual jobs or those requiring much concentration.
Occupations of these people may be: executive managers, public officers, entrepreneurs, vendors, etc.
6. CONVENTIONALTYPE / OFFICE WORK scene
Personality Traits: Neat, thorough, perfectionist, effective, systematic, persistent, conformist, very rigid with
themselves, or people who strictly fulfill their activities and schedules.
They adopt patterns of conduct and standardssanctioned by society. They prefer occupations with clearly defined
duties: routines and verbal or numerical activities typical of office jobs. They dislike everything that is not tidy and
systematized.
Occupational fields most suitable for this type of personality are: accounting, files, etc..
Youhavetochoosewhatkind of personalityyoubelongto. You can choosethreetypes:first of all,theone
youthinkthat defines youbest, and thentheothertwothatalsofittoyou, butnot as muchas thefirst:
1.
2.
3.
Most people do not belong to a single type. They are usually a combination of several types.

5. WHAT ARE MY SKILLS?
When we speak of a person’s aptitudes, we are referring to their qualities and skills. They can inherit them from
their parents and family or acquire them by learning and striving.
Being able to drive, to swim, having an ear for music, being quick in mental calculation, having facility for reading
and writing, being good with hands, ……..are all skills.
Each person has the skills or abilities that characterize and differentiate him/her from others. And, logically, a
painter,a secretary,a teacher.....do not need the same skills.
It is very important to know the skills you have and the skills you lack, before choosing a degree to study or a
profession.
SOME SKILLS
APTITUDES DESCRIPTION
Ability to handle, combine and represent colors, drawings, materials, designs. In the field of
ARTISTIC
music, they have certain ability to play instruments, compose, dance…
SCIENTIFIC Ability to observe, experiment and reach conclusions beyond what we understand at a glance.
CREATIVITY Ability to invent, do new things, be original.
Ability to represent and understand drawings in 2 or 3 dimensions, orient oneself in the space
SPATIAL
(city,…).
Ability to have influence in others’ thoughts and actions, whether speaking or serving as
LEADERSHIP
example.
Ability to perform all kinds of work in which using theirfingers and hands, and requiring
MANUAL
precisionmovements.
MECHANICAL Ability to use tools, understand and repair mechanic items.
MEMORY Ability to remember and repeat facts, images, sounds, and data in general.
NUMERIC Ability to work with numbers, do numerical mental operations or using other materials.
Ability to attend, help others to solve social and personal problems, caring for others, be
SOCIAL
related…
VERBAL Ability to express oneself orally and in writing, understand texts, documents…
REASON Ability to understand y discover the logic of facts, problematic situations…
One could go on naming skills, but we have chosen these usual ones; however,bear in mind that there are more.
There are different ways to reflect on our own abilities: an appropriate way of doing it could be donethrough our
school subjects. Marks tend to reflect our preferences, dedication and abilities. (Nevertheless, you know that many
other aspects have influence in our marks (interest, effort ...) and not only our ability).

6. SELF-KNOWLEDGE III
Now, you have to analyzeyour performance inthe last two years(in secondary education), to do soyou
mustcomplete the following table
Degree of
Priority
difficulty (very
RESULTS
(high, Time spent difficult,
Subjects Related
medium, (much, difficult,
aptitudes medium, easy,
3º ESO 4º ESO
low) little)
very easy) (3rd year) (4th year)

7. Now, based on the above data, point, as applicable, your opinion on the skills listed.
It is important that you are sincere in your evaluation.
0. Low
1. Average
2.High
3. Very High
APTITUDES 0 1 2 3
Artistic
Scientific
Creativity
Spatial Aptitudes
Leadership
Manual Aptitudes
Mechanic
Memory
Numeric
Social Interests
Verbal
Reason
Persuasiveness
Tolerance

8. WHAT SKILLS ARE CONVENIENT TO HAVE MORE DEVELOPED ACCORDING TO
THE DIFFERENT ACADEMIC OPTIONS.
OPTIONBACHILLERATO:(equivalent to A-level qualification)
Skills needed for each Bachillerato modality
Natural and Humanities and
APTITUDE Arts Technology
Health Sciences Social Sciences
x x x
Verbal Aptitudes
x x x
Reasoning
x x x
Spatial Relations
x x x
Numeric Aptitudes
x
Mechanic Aptitudes
OPTIONSPECIFICTRAINING: "VOCATIONAL TRAINING"
Mainskillsrequired for someofthe professional fields:
PROFESSIONAL Verbal Numeric Spatial Mechanic
FIELD Reasoning Aptitude Aptitude relations Aptitude
Administration (office) x x x x
GraphicArts x x x x x
Communication
x x x x
Image and Sound
Electricity and
x x x x
Electronics
Mechanical
x x x x
Manufacturing
Hotel industry and
x x x
Tourism
Personal Appearance x x x
Computing x x x x x
Trade and Marketing x x x

9. WHAT ARE MY MARKS?
After carefully analyzing your academic experience in each of the areas, assessing important aspects, it is
time to reflect on our own qualifications and the opportunities we have:
You must indicate the option that comes closest to your current situation with an X
My marks in Secondary Education are good in all subjects:
If you’re thinking about studying Bachillerato (equivalent to A-Level qualification)
 Note that, exceptfor theHumanities field, inall of the modalities youshouldhave studied in
the last year of secondary education “Mathematics”.
 If you want todo later an engineeringdegreeor a technical VET training (advanced cycle),you
have totake subjectsrelated totechnologyand physics.
 If you want todo later something related to healthsciences, you have totake subjectsrelated
toBiology.
If you plan to do VET training (intermediate cycle):
 Find out about the modules(subjects) you musttake andassess whetherthey relate tothe
areasyou have studiedin the last year of secondary education.
My marks in Secondary Educationare good, but betterin theareas ofSciencethan in Arts:
Ifyou plan to doBachillerato(equivalent to A-Level qualification):
 Notethatthecommonsubjectsfor Bachillerato includeSpanish, History and English.
 In theHumanities Bachillerato, are alsostudiedLatin and Greek, and itisrecommendedto
doFrench.
Ifyou plan to doVET training:
 Getinformationaboutthemodules(subjects) that are taught ineachcycle.
My marks in Secondary Educationare good, but betterin the areas ofArts thaninSciences:
Ifyou plan to doBachillerato(equivalent to A-Level qualification):
 Notethatin theSocial Sciences andArts Bachilleratos, one of thesubjectsisMathematics.
Ifyou plan to doVET training:
 Getinformationaboutthemodules (subjects)that are taught ineachcycle.
My marks in SecondaryEducationare regular inallareas (I havebeenapprovingscraping)
Ifyou plan to doBachillerato(equivalent to A-Level qualification):
 Seriouslyaskyourselfifyou canovercome it.
Ifyou plan to doVET training:
 Getinformationaboutthemodules(subjects) that are taught ineachcycle and valueifthey relate
to the subjectsyouweregood at in SecondaryEducation.