Reviews the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire and the Personal Career Development Profile as tools for vocational exploration and career development. Reliability and validity problems are reported, followed by a recommendation to use the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory instead. (ABB)

Advantages of an occupational interest assessment using a pair comparison scale for mildly handicapped high school students include its flexibility, reliability, and requirements for minimal student reading. Such an individualized assessment inventory was developed and its value corroborated by a research review. (CL)

Examined differences in Holland codes when different criteria are used to compute the typology, using a sample of 2,133 college students. Results showed no difference between original and transformed scores for males, but the use of transformed scores resulted in fewer females with high consistency. (JAC)

Intended for parents of exceptional children, the article describes achievement, aptitude, and interest tests and offers guidelines for the interpretation of test scores. (DB)

Study asses the validity of the Inventory of Religious Activities and Interests (IRAI) for predicting for theological school students three sets of interest measures that reflect aspects of training in theological school. (Author)

Results indicated that for the samples studied the OIS and the VDI were apparently measuring different constructs of vocational maturity. (Authors)

A samples of 347 secondary school students were administered Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory. They were divided into high and low mental ability groups, and correlations were computed between the VPI scores of subjects within each of the IQ ranges. The results suggest that the VPI's usefulness may be limited to secondary school students…

Differences in measured interests for Psychologists were reflected in differences in their career behavior within their profession. Statistically significant shifts appeared on twelve scales of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank. Increases for the most part were on science occupations, while decreases were on adventurous pursuits, business, or…

Vocational interest inventories such as the SVIB are inherently appealing to women who seek career counseling. How useful they are to the counselor is another question. This article reviews studies employing the SVIB-W conducted during the past decade. The results indicate that information gained from this inventory is of minimal use in counseling…

The results attained in this study represent a description of personality interest relationships which may be specific to this population with different relationships to be observed in a population of liberal arts students. (Author)

The construction of an instrument to assess the relative preference for reinforcers within the context of the typical elementary school classroom is illustrated. (CK)

Uses Jones' comparative table for the typology of Holland and the Guide for Occupational Exploration to extend the relationships to include the occupational themes and work roles of Jackson and Kuder. Includes tables of the Jackson Vocational Interest Survey and of the relationship among four Occupational Guides. (WAS)

A study was conducted (1) to develop an easily and efficiently administered diagnostic instrument for measuring young children's preferences for play materials and (2) to establish the reliability of the instrument. A Piagetian theoretical framework was employed in the construction of the Play-Materials Preference Inventory for preschool children.…