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Catron, David W.; Zultowski, Walter H. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1977
Four groups of 40 college seniors, each randomly selected from within one of four academic divisions, completed the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory. Significant differences were found among the divisions on each of the Strong-Campbell General Occupational Themes. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, College Students, Interest Inventories, Majors (Students)
Prediger, Dale J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
The appropriateness of raw score reports of human traits is questioned, especially in light of the support provided for Holland's theory by normed scores and the stereotypic career options suggested to males and females by raw scores. (Author)
Descriptors: High School Students, Occupational Tests, Research Projects, Secondary Education
Prediger, Dale J.; Hanson, Gary R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1978
Data on the reliability and validity of the sex-valances scales are summarized along with data from previous research on sex-balanced scales and reporting procedures. Data include that sex differences currently found in interest inventory scores may simply be an unfortunate legacy from an era that took traditional sex roles for granted. (Author)
Descriptors: High School Students, Interest Inventories, Occupational Tests, Raw Scores
Holland, John L. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
Prediger confuses observations about the data with Holland's theoretical statement, performs some uninterpretable analyses, omits much relevant data, and provides an incomplete account of what psychometric authorities have said about raw scores in interest inventories. (Author)
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, High School Students, Occupational Tests, Research Projects
Zytowski, Donald G. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
The scale scores of Kuder Occupational Interest Survey (KOIS) profiles of 1,084 males and females were converted to intraindividual form by means of a z-score transformation. The results are discussed in terms of their utility for interpretation of high ranking scales. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Factor Analysis, Higher Education
Williams, Gerald D. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1975
Investigated student perceptions of occupational congruency using Holland's realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional personality and environment types. Four levels of person-environment congruency were established from the hexagonal ordering of the types. Student perceptions of congruent activities, values,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, High School Students, Individual Characteristics, Interest Inventories
Prediger, Dale J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
Holland hypothesized that personality pattern consistency is related to vocational satisfaction, stability, and success. The viability of this key construct in Holland's theory of careers is examined in light of the expected relationship between level of consistency and frequency of occurrence of 2-letter Holland personality codes. Results are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Factor Analysis, High School Students, Occupational Tests
