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Peer reviewedWotruba, Thomas R.; Price, Karl F. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1975
Two new paper-and-pencil tests of achievement motivation were compared to two older measures, McClelland's Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) Need Achievement and the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule achievement scale. The results lend support to past findings; namely, that the various achievement measures would appear to be measuring dissimilar…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Business, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedPasewark, Richard A.; Sawyer, Robert N. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule was administered to three samples rural high school students. Distributions of scores were similar to Edwards' college sample, except in the area of sex differences. (JKS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education
Download full textPietrofesa, John J.; Wurtz, Robert E. – 1970
It has been hypothesized that personality needs have a significant impact upon eventual occupational placement. The Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS) was designed to provide researchers in Career development with a quick and convenient measure of a number of relatively independent personality variables, or needs. It gauges 15 such needs…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Group Norms
