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Holland, John L.; Nafziger, Dean H. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1975
The scales of the Self-Directed Search (SDS) correlate with the scales of the Kuder, the Thurstone Temperament Schedule, the Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test, and the Minnesota Paper Form Board in predictable ways across three small samples of high school students. The results support the validity of the SDS. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Prediction, Research Projects, Secondary School Students
Peer reviewedFeehan, Patrick F.; Johnston, Joseph A. – Journal of Career Assessment, 1999
High school students (n=237) completed the Self-Directed Search (SDS) and Task Specific Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale. A significant relationship between responses to the two instruments supports the validity of the SDS in predicting career self-efficacy. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Expectation, High School Students, High Schools
Peer reviewedRowe, Fred A.; Smith, Nancy M. – College and University, 1990
The Work Values Inventory and Self-Directed Search were used to predict retention of students in office occupation majors at Utah Valley Community College. The predictive model distinguished among students either retained (graduated, on-track, and "jobbed-out") and noncompleters. Noncompletion was correctly predicted for about 73 percent…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropouts, Higher Education, Models
