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Development and Validation of the FYI - A Preliminary Report
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Baker, Harley E.; Styer, Jane S.; Harmon, Lenore; Pommerich, Mary – Online Submission, 2010
Developed for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Career Exploration Program, the Find Your Interests (FYI) inventory was designed to help students learn about their career-related interests. The FYI is a 90-item interest inventory based on Holland's (1973, 1985, 1997) widely accepted theory and taxonomy of career choice. The…
Descriptors: Interest Inventories, Career Choice, High School Students, Career Exploration
The Incremental Validity of Vocational Self-Efficacy: An Examination of Interest, Self-Efficacy, and Occupation.
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Donnay, David A. C.; Borgen, Fred H. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1999
Examines the incremental validity of the General Confidence Themes of the Skills Confidence Inventory as measures of vocational self-efficacy in identifying tenured and satisfied membership in 21 occupational groups. Results replicate earlier findings that self-efficacy and interest form similar structures. Results also demonstrate the explanatory…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Exploration, Self Efficacy, Test Validity
Instrumental Behaviors Following Test Administration and Interpretation: Exploration Validity of the Strong Interest Inventory.
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Randahl, Gloria J.; And Others – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1993
Conducted two-phase longitudinal study to explore power of Strong Interest Inventory (SII) for college students to facilitate career exploration activities such as talking to professionals and seeking vocational information. Experimental subjects (n=75) who participated in SII testing and group interpretation reported significantly more…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, College Students, Higher Education, Interest Inventories
Cultural Validity of Holland's Theory and the Strong Interest Inventory for Five Racial/Ethnic Groups
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Fouad, Nadya A.; Mohler, Carolyn J. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2004
This study examined evidence for the use of the Strong Interest Inventory with diverse populations, including examination of the structure of interests across five racial/ethnic groups, finding similarity in perceptions of the world of work. The study also studied differences in means for the General Occupational Themes and Basic Interest Scales…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Interest Inventories, Career Exploration, Racial Differences
Career Choice Readiness Moderates the Effects of Interest Inventory Interpretation.
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Toman, Sarah M.; Savickas, Mark L. – Journal of Career Assessment, 1997
College students (n=186) completed the Career Development Inventory and Strong Interest Inventory (SII), viewed a video about SII interpretation, and completed follow-up tests. Attitudes toward career planning and exploration predicted how much and how well they used interest inventory results. Career choice readiness predicted neither…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Exploration, Career Planning, College Students
Toward Integrated Career Assessment: Using Story to Appraise Career Dispositions and Adaptability
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Hartung, Paul J.; Borges, Nicole J. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2005
This study examined the validity of using stories to appraise career dispositions and problems associated with career adaptability. Premedical students (63 women, 37 men) wrote narratives about Thematic Apperception Test cards (TAT) and responded to the Strong Interest Inventory (SII). Independent raters identified identical career adaptability…
Descriptors: Personality, Validity, Vocational Interests, Premedical Students