Transcript Vocational Interest Tests

Tests in Counseling
Psychology
PS397 – Psychological Measurement & Testing
March 22, 2007
Today’s Class
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Strong Vocational Interest Blank
Strong-Campbell Interest
Inventory
Campbell Interest and Skills
Survey
Kuder Occupational Interest
Survey
Interest tests for Nonprofessionals
Gender bias & Other Issues
What do you want to be
when you “grow-up”?
Strong Vocational Interest Blank
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E. K. Strong began research on
interests of different people in
different professions
Members of same profession
often had similar interests
Interest patterns well-established
by age 17 and stable for as long
as 22 years
Strong Vocational Interest Blank
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Extent to which the respondent’s
interests match those of
individuals in various professions
Main concern was issue of gender
bias
Different forms used for males
and females
Lack of theoretical background
Strong-Campbell Interest
Inventory
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Merged male and female forms
into one form
Based test on J. L. Holland’s
Theory of Vocational Choice
People can be classified into one or
more of six categories according to
interest
 Work environments can also be
classified into these same themes
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Holland’s Theory of Vocational
Choice
Strong Campbell Interest
Inventory
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Made up of seven sections:
Occupation (131 items)
 School subjects (36 items)
 Activities (51 items)
 Amusements (39 items)
 Types of people (24 items)
 Preference between 2 activities (30
items)
 Your characteristics (14 items)
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Strong Campbell Interest
Inventory
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Report consists of four scores:
Administrative index and special
scales
 General occupational themes
 Basic interest scales
 Occupational scales
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Newest version published in 1985
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Addition of 207 occupational scales
Campbell Interest and Skill
Survey
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Respondent’s degree of interest
in:
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Different occupations
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Different school subjects
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“Chemistry”
Different activities
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“A nutritionist, advising people on their
diets”
“Telling stories to children”
Indicate skill in different activities
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“Organize a political campaign”
Campbell Interest and Skill
Survey
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Report has three components:
1. Orientation scales
Influencing
 Organizing
 Helping
 Creating
 Analyzing
 Producing
 Adventuring
 Career Match-up Game
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Campbell Interest and Skill
Survey
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Orientation Scales
Campbell Interest and Skill
Survey
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Report has three components:
2. Basic scales
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Overview of categories of occupation
Campbell Interest and Skill
Survey
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Report has three components:
3. Occupational scales
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Matches with particular occupations
Campbell Interest and Skill
Survey
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Extra Scales:
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Academic focus scale
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Comfort in academic setting
Extroversion scale
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Jobs with appropriate amount of interpersonal
interaction
Kuder Occupational Interest
Survey
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Derived from Kuder Preference
Survey (1939)
Presented with 100 triads of
alternative activities
Scores on 10 general
occupational interests
Similarity between your interest
and others employed in various
occupations
Helps students select a major
Kuder Occupational Interest
Survey
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Separate norms for men and
women
Short-term reliability high (.80-.95)
Scores stable for up to 30 years
Helpful in high school and
university counseling situations
Non-Professional Interest Tests
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Minnesota Vocational Interest
Inventory
Based on SVIB scales
 9 basic interest areas and specific
occupations
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Career Assessment Inventory
Written at 6th grade reading level
 Similar to SCII and CISS
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The Self-Directed Search
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Developed by J. L. Holland
Self-administered, self-scored,
self-interpreted
Mirror counseling process
Develop personal career theory
List occupational goals and
preferences
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Ability and skills in these areas is
assessed
Gender Bias & Other Issues
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Earliest interest inventories
tended to be gender biased
Particular bias against women
Strong would argue that using the
same norms for men and women
would reduce validity of the test
Gender bias has been reduced,
not eliminated
Gender Bias & Other Issues
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Cultural biases have also been
found
Scores are not an indication of
success in the profession
Success in an occupation is
based on aptitude and ability
Websites of Interest
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Career Match-Up Game
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Campbell Interest and Skill
Survey
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http://admin.acadiau.ca/counsel/Car
eerMatch/index.html
http://www.pearsonassessments.co
m/tests/ciss.htm
Self-Directed Search
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http://www.self-directed-search.com/