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Holland, John L.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1976
The realistic competency and activity scales of the Self-Directed Search were revised to learn if women's scores on these scales could be increased without reducing their concurrent and construct validity for men and women. Results indicate the revisions increase women's realistic scores, but fail to affect their high point codes. (Author)
Descriptors: Females, Interest Inventories, Males, Research Projects
Peer reviewedChristensen, Kathleen C.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1975
This study examined the effects of the test administrator's attitudes toward Holland's Self-Directed Search, the size of the group taking the instrument, and whether or not monitors were used during the administration on both self-scoring accuracy and satisfaction with results. Only monitoring reduced self-scoring errors, and none affected…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Individual Characteristics, Research Projects, Scoring
Direct linkMiller, Mark J.; Cowger, Ernest, Jr.; Tobacyk, Jerome; Livingston, Mary Margaret – College Student Journal, 2007
This comparative study examined the degree of similarity between the results of the Self-Directed Search and an online career assessment. Implications for career counselors, based on the results, are briefly discussed.
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counselors, Career Counseling, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedHurlburt, Graham; And Others – Journal of American Indian Education, 1985
Describes study using Self-Directed Search vocational interest inventory with 75 Canada Native high school students. Finds the inventory reliable and stable for use with Indian students. (LFL)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Career Choice, Career Guidance
Download full textZener, Thelma Baldwin; Schnuelle, Leslie – 1972
In an evaluation of the Self-Directed Search (SDS), a self-administered vocational counseling experience based on Holland's theory of vocational choice and his occupational classification, a total of 1,092 students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grades in four high schools were divided into three treatment groups. One group took the regular, published…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Career Planning
Morrow, Jim M. – 1987
This paper offers some suggestions and cautions concerning the use of the Self-Directed Search (SDS) and the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII). A rationale for separate scoring of interest and ability sections of the SDS is provided, i.e., that correlations between interest and abilities and between abilities and vocational satisfaction…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Interest Inventories, Interrater Reliability, Job Satisfaction
Sexton-Radek, Kathy; Paul, Patrice – 2002
Holland's Self-Directed Search (SDS) protocols were used with at-risk Hispanic female and male adolescents were examined to determine their sensitivity to this population. The SDS was completed by 89 at-risk Hispanic students (49 females and 33 males) in grade 9 at a nontraditional school for students who have been deemed at risk for gang and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Evaluation Criteria
