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Wall, Janet E.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
Outlines the development of a new interest inventory based on the RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) model. Rigorous development procedures and outcomes of a large validation study attest to the inventory's validity and reliability; it was found to be psychometrically sound and systematically correlated…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Interest Inventories, Interest Research

Campbell, David P. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
Describes a group counseling and team-building session, using the results of a career interest inventory to stimulate debate. Offers suggestions for conducting the session and developing an agenda, logistical procedures, and tips on practical administrative techniques. Most of the article addresses the development of a histogram. (RJM)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counseling Techniques, Group Counseling

Rogers, Jeff E. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
Offers a practical evaluation and a technical evaluation of a military-generated career exploration program. Concludes that the instrument is a superb example of a multiple-aptitude battery due to its psychometrics, extensive norming data, and excellent materials. Cautions against adoption of instrument for civilian use without further testing.…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Interest Inventories
Construct Validation of the Strong Interest Inventory Adventure Scale among Female College Students.

Cronin, Christopher – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1995
Examined the relationship between the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS) and scores on the Adventure scale of the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) among female college students (n=55). Women scoring high on the SSS scales also scored high on the Adventure scale, thereby supporting the construct validity of the SII Adventure scale. (RJM)
Descriptors: College Students, Construct Validity, Females, Higher Education

Sackett, Sharon A.; Hansen, Jo-Ida C. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1995
Analyzed answers of college freshmen who completed the Strong Interest Inventory and who were retested 12 years later. Results show that the presence or absence of well-defined vocational interest patterns among college freshmen bears little relationship to later vocational achievement (a career and annual earning) and to job and career…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Followup Studies, Higher Education