ERIC Number: ED336565
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Dec
Pages: 54
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Mapping Occupations: A Longitudinal Study Based on Vocational Interests. ACT Research Report Series 90-11.
Vansickle, Timothy R.; Prediger, Dale J.
A procedure for using the interest scores of occupational group members to locate (map) occupations on Holland's (1969, 1971) hexagon is described. The procedure locates occupations throughout the hexagon--not just at six points. Score profiles for Holland's six types were obtained from administration of the Unisex Edition of the ACT Interest Inventory (UNIACT) approximately 8 years prior to determining the occupations of 3,612 four-year college alumni. The hexagon locations of 51 occupations pursued by these alumni were determined through the application of hexagon-based weights to their score profiles. The weights convert the profiles to scores on the data/ideas (D/I) and things/people (T/P) work task dimensions that underlie Holland's hexagon. Several applications of hexagon locations are described, including a Hexagon Congruence Index (HCI) that reports person-occupation and other congruence on a scale anchored to the hexagon. The HCI can be used with six-score profiles of Holland's types, three-letter codes, two-letter codes, high-point codes, or any combination of these reporting procedures. (Appendixes include a description of procedures used to analyze statistical significance of occupational differences; UNIACT, D/I, and T/P mean scores for 51 occupational groups; six-score profiles for selected occupational groups; and occupations most congruent with each Holland type, as determined by the HCI. There are 35 references. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Congruence (Psychology), Education Work Relationship, Higher Education, Interest Inventories, Longitudinal Studies, Predictive Validity, Research Methodology, Vocational Interests
ACT Research Report Series, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243.
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA.
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