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Where Have the Investigative Occupations Gone?: Perceptions and Misperceptions of Occupations
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Amit, Adi; Sagiv, Lilach – Journal of Career Assessment, 2009
How do people perceive occupations? Three empirical studies examined whether occupations are perceived in accordance with Holland's RIASEC model. The studies varied in measures (reported preferences, similarity judgments) and participants (university students, working adults, and university professors). Taken together, the findings indicate that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Occupational Clusters, Models, Attitudes
The Kuder Skills Assessment-College and Adult Version: Development and Initial Validation in a College Business Sample
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Rottinghaus, Patrick J. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2009
This article introduces the Kuder Skills Assessment-College and Adult version (KSA-CA; Rottinghaus, 2006), a new measure incorporating advances in the measurement of self-efficacy across 16 basic occupational domains (e.g., finance, information technology) and the six Kuder Clusters. Similar to the original development sample, all scales of the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Measures (Individuals), College Students, Majors (Students)
Kuder Career Search with Person Match: Career Assessment for the 21st Century.
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Zytowski, Donald G. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2001
Discusses the Kuder Career Search, a new version of the Kuder interest inventories that matches takers with each individual in a pool of persons from a variety of occupations. Reviews the methodology of person-matching; presents validity data and a case example. (Contains 45 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Interest Inventories, Occupational Clusters, Validity
Use of the COPSystem in Career Assessment.
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Knapp-Lee, Lisa J. – Journal of Career Assessment, 1995
Describes the revision of three measures: Career Occupational Preference System Interest Inventory, the Career Orientation Placement and Evaluation Survey, and the Career Ability Placement Survey. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Exploration, High Schools, Interest Inventories, Occupational Clusters
Use of the COPES, a Measure of Work Values, in Career Assessment.
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Knapp-Lee, Lisa J. – Journal of Career Assessment, 1996
Describes the development of the Career Orientation Placement and Evaluation Survey and the structure of work values it measures, including the most important values in each of 14 occupational clusters. Presents 1995 revision and validity data. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Measures (Individuals), Occupational Clusters, Values
Using UNIACT in a Comprehensive Approach to Assessment for Career Planning.
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Prediger, Dale J.; Swaney, Kyle B. – Journal of Career Assessment, 1995
The Unisex Edition of the ACT Interest Inventory is intended for people in early stages of career planning. The world of work map, extending Holland's hexagon into a visual occupational map, links assessment results with occupational options. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Planning, Interest Inventories
Concurrent Validity of the Kuder Career Search Activity Preference Scales and Career Clusters.
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Kelly, Kevin R. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2002
Results of the online Kuder Career Search (KCS) were compared with concurrent measures of career interest and self-efficacy for 197 college freshmen. The KCS Activity Preference Scales related as expected. The rank order of KCS Career Clusters correlated with the ranks of the concurrent interest scales. (Contains 17 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Concurrent Validity, Internet, Occupational Clusters
The Structure of O*NET Occupational Values
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Smith, Thomas J.; Campbell, Cynthia – Journal of Career Assessment, 2006
The structure of occupational values is investigated using several analytical techniques. Data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Information Network (O*NET) describing need reinforcers for 900 occupations are examined using exploratory factor analysis, cluster analysis, and multidimensional scaling. Results indicated broadly defined…
Descriptors: Occupational Clusters, Career Counseling, Factor Analysis, Multidimensional Scaling