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Poitras, Sarah-Caroline; Guay, Frederic; Ratelle, Catherine F. – Journal of Career Development, 2012
Using Item Response Theory (IRT) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), the goal of this study was to select a reduced pool of items from the French Canadian version of the Self-Directed Search--Activities Section (Holland, Fritzsche, & Powell, 1994). Two studies were conducted. Results of Study 1, involving 727 French Canadian students,…
Descriptors: Vocational Interests, Interest Inventories, Item Response Theory, Factor Analysis
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Kelso, Geoffrey I.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1977
The scales of the Self-Directed Search (SDS) were correlated with the scales of the Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) for a sample of 192 high school girls. The two devices have small to moderate correlations that indicate self-reported abilities and competencies have some concurrent validity. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Females, High School Students