General InformationThe data that should be

collected in this area pertainsto personal information aboutthe student.

Important items are:

name

nickname

home address

sex

birthplace

date of birth

brothers & sisters with their respective ages

names of parents or guardian (birthplaces, national descent, marital and educational status, and religious affiliation)

Health

the importance of physical and mental health data can hardly be overemphasized. It forms the basis of all constructive guidance information.

Great value for counseling: vision

hearing

speech

psychotic symptoms

illness

diseases

accidents

handicaps

Achievement

It is scarcely conceivable that effective guidance can be accomplished without knowledge of the achievement of the student. Achievement records should reflect all aspects of development of the past as well as the present.

AptitudesOne of the aims of guidance

is to assist the student in choosing the right vocation and in working to the best of his ability. Information is needed, therefore, to determine the capacity of the individual and his potentiality for various areas of work.

Personal Adjustment

The social and emotional growth of the students is vital. Information concerning his social, personal, and emotional relationships with teachers, fiends, parents and other students should be systematically gathered and recorded

Interest

If interests coincide with abilities and proper motivation is provided, then we can assume that maximum progress and growth will occur.

Plans for the Future

For effective guidance, data indicating the student’s goals, plans or objectives are highly important.

Family Background

A valuable source of information for the effective guidance of the pupil is knowledge of the home.

a. The Home Environment

b. Physical Conditions

c. Social Relationships

d. Intellectual Areas and

e. Emotional Growth