This study on the interaction of ability and personality indicated that while ability and personality have been shown to be independent dimensions, both contribute to discriminating between the four groups of engineering students as to their persistence and success in the program. (Author)

Among the results of the study on differing occupational interests of persistors and nonpersistors are: (1) successful persisters have engineering related interests and reject Social Service Interest: (2) successful transfers have verbally expressive and leadership interest and reject technical interest. (Author)

This study examined the relationships between persistence and/or transfer from a college of engineering and vocational interests. The SVIB profiles of persisters and transfer students showed extensive differences after 3 years. The decision to persist and/or transfer from a college of engineering is related to interest scores. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine if four groups of engineering students differing in academic success and persistence could be discriminated on the basis of personality characteristics. Two personality dimensions discriminated: one dimension was described in terms of other-directed characteristics; the other in terms of self-directed…