Assessing Vocational Interests: Convergence and Divergence of Inventories and Informants
Russell, Mary
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Description
Title
Assessing Vocational Interests: Convergence and Divergence of Inventories and Informants
Author(s)
Russell, Mary
Issue Date
2007
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Rounds, James
Department of Study
Educational Psychology
Discipline
Educational Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Education, Tests and Measurements
Language
eng
Abstract
Two studies evaluated the agreement among assessments of vocational interests. Study 1 evaluated the agreement among four interest inventories designed to assess John Holland's (1997) RIASEC vocational types (Strong Interest Inventory, SII; Self-Directed Search, SDS; O*Net Interest Profiler, IP; and Unisex ACT Interest Inventory, UNIACT). The multitrait-multisource matrix was analyzed using Campbell and Fiske's (1959) guidelines and using SEM models designed to evaluate such matrices (Eid, Lischetzke & Nussbeck, 2006). Study 2 evaluated agreement among a target person's SII results, self-ratings and informant (peer/family) ratings of vocational interests. Although Study I correlations generally fit expectations of Holland's model, the inventories produced quite different practical solutions for test-takers' career exploration. Practical implications related to the choice of interest inventory are discussed. Study 2 correlations between others' ratings and SII results approach the level of correlation seen with ratings of personality traits (Funder, Kolar & Blackman, 1995), despite rating form limitations.
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