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Empirical Derivation of SVIB-Holland Scales and Conversion Tables
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Holland, Thomas A.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1974
Significant relationships between the Holland Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) were again empirically demonstrated in this study, and conversion equations were developed to use standard scores of SVIB scales, rather than items, to produce estimates of VPI scores. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Evaluation Methods, Occupational Aspiration
Examination of the Structure of Irish Students' Vocational Interests and Competence Perceptions
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Darcy, Maria U. A. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2005
A sample of 307 Irish high school students completed a modified version of the Personal Globe Inventory (PGI, Tracey, 2002). Results of separate principal components analyses demonstrated the presence of three substantive factors: People/Things, Data/Ideas, and Prestige, similar to the structure of the PGI in US samples (Tracey, 2002). The fit of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Vocational Interests, High School Students, Competence
An Application of Strong's Validity Criteria to Basic Interest Scales.
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Laing, Joan; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1982
Four propositions for interest-inventory validity and J. L. Holland's hexagonal classification system were synthesized in order to adapt a traditional procedure for determining the construct validity of occupational interest scales to the validation of basic interest scales. Results supported this procedure to assess construct validity using basic…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Interest Inventories