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Sofge, Charles T. – 1974
A primary objective of this research was the development of predictors of academic performance and satisfaction for aeronautical engineering students. Three basic types of data used to develop predictors were biographical (historical), academic aptitude (graduate record exam), and individual interests (Strong Vocational Interest Blank) data.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aerospace Technology, Aptitude Tests, Interest Inventories

Holcomb, William R.; Anderson, Wayne P. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1978
This is a follow-up study of 195 agricultural students originally tested when they entered college in 1970, now divided into discrepant and congruent samples. Discrepant subjects changed major more often but graduated at the same rate as congruents. The SVIB did not add anything to the student's expressed interests in predicting college…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Graduates, Followup Studies, Higher Education
Casey, Timothy J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1975
The SVIB was administered to the entire freshperson class at a midwestern college for women. Results showed leaders responded "like" to about 90 percent of the scale items, whereas nonleaders responded "like" to only about 10 percent. The scale is designed to assist counselors in aiding women to plan their extracurricular…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Extracurricular Activities, Females, Higher Education