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Peer reviewedJackson, Douglas N.; And Others – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1984
The Jackson Vocational Interest Survey was administered to 10,134 high school college-bound students to appraise the degree to which student profiles for different academic majors could be clustered in a meaningful way. The clustering approach showed definite advantages over the traditional item-based scoring, resulting in more reliable score.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Classification, Cluster Analysis, College Students
Download full textBezruczko, Nikolaus; Schroeder, David H. – 1991
Two studies compared the visual preferences, cognitive abilities, and occupational interests of artists and nonartists. Study One compared scores on an experimental battery of artistic judgment tests for three groups: professional artists, Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation examinees in art-related professions, and Foundation examinees not in…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Art Education, Artists, Career Choice
Peer reviewedRuggiero, Josephine A.; Weston, Louise C. – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Uses data from a questionnaire survey to describe practicing sociologists' views on sociological practice and its role in an introductory sociology course. Finds respondents identified five areas as most relevant to teach. Reports practitioners willing to share their work and concerned that students learn about sociological practices. (Author/NL)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Course Content, Data Analysis, Educational Research
Peterson, Karen L. – 1983
A study identified the variables affecting the vocational choice of college women. During the research project, a 97-item instrument entitled the Work Interest Questionnaire (WIQ) was developed and administered to 437 undergraduate female students enrolled at a large Midwestern university. The subjects were selected based on their varying fields…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Decision Making, Females
Tien, Hsiu-Lan; Hood, Albert B. – 1994
This paper describes a study designed to test the generalizability of Holland's hexagonal model of vocational interest structure in a Chinese culture. It was hypothesized that the results of multidimensional scaling would support Holland's hexagonal model of vocational interests. The instrument used was the Chinese Vocational Interest Inventory.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Career Choice, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Research
Bliss, Leonard B.; Mueller, Richard J. – 1986
The psychometric properties of an instrument designed to assess study behaviors of college and university students were examined. A convenience sample of 1052 undergraduates at a group of midwestern colleges and universities and at a four-year college in a United States Caribbean territory responded to the Study Behavior Inventory (SBI), Form D. A…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Students, Educational Development, Factor Analysis
