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Borgen, Fred H.; Harper, Gregory T. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1973
Validity of the SVIB for predicting career choice at the end of college was studied with able black and white men who were winners of National Achievement and National Merit Scholarships in 1966. Membership in career groups was predicted at least as well for these able blacks as it was for the whites. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Predictive Validity, Racial Differences
Peer reviewedBorgen, Fred H. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1972
The SVIB Occupational and Basic scales were compared. The Basic scales, as a predictor set, performed as well as the Occupational scales. The results support the use of the Basic scales in research and counseling and exemplify the utility of the discriminant function method for the validation of interest measures. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Interest Inventories, Interests
Download full textLindley, Lori D.; Borgen, Fred H. – 1997
The gender validity of the Strong Interest Inventory's Personal Style Scales (Work Style, Learning Environment, Leadership Style, and Risk Taking/Adventure) was examined through a study of 458 female and 282 male college students at Iowa State University. The students completed the Personal Style Scales and the Adjective Check List (ACL), which is…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Education, College Students, Comparative Analysis
