Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| Vocational Aptitude | 6 |
| Aptitude Tests | 2 |
| Career Choice | 2 |
| College Students | 2 |
| Job Skills | 2 |
| Longitudinal Studies | 2 |
| Occupational Tests | 2 |
| Plumbing | 2 |
| Test Validity | 2 |
| World Views | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Cowan, Douglas K. | 1 |
| Ivanovic, Mirka | 1 |
| Kelly, Kevin R. | 1 |
| Shin, Yun-Jeong | 1 |
| Swarthout, David | 1 |
| VanZanten Gallagher, Susan | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| United States | 6 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| General Aptitude Test Battery | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkShin, Yun-Jeong; Kelly, Kevin R. – Career Development Quarterly, 2013
This study explored the effects of optimism, intrinsic motivation, and family relations on vocational identity in college students in the United States and South Korea. The results yielded support for the hypothesized multivariate model. Across both cultures, optimism was an important contributing factor to vocational identity, and intrinsic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Motivation, Family Relationship
Ivanovic, Mirka – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The current study adds to the literature--and addresses several identified limitations--about the relationship between therapist trainees' personality traits and their preference for a particular theoretical orientation(s). Therapist trainees (N = 197) in a Clinical Psy.D program at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology completed a paper…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Trainees, Graduate Students, Personality Traits
Download full textSwarthout, David; And Others – 1984
Meta-analysis techniques were used to determine whether or not there are differences in General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) validity and test scores between samples from the Northern, Southern, and Western United States census areas. The sample consisted of 26,111 subjects from 122 validation studies of the Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB).…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Ethnic Status, Geographic Regions, Meta Analysis
VanZanten Gallagher, Susan – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2007
In 2003, the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) began surveying undergraduates and faculty in a multi-institutional, longitudinal study designed to identify patterns of spirituality and religiousness among college students. Initial results revealed a high level of student interest in spiritual values, but they also showed that most…
Descriptors: Universities, College Students, College Faculty, Longitudinal Studies
Cowan, Douglas K. – 1977
Military and civil service carpenters, masons, and plumbers were surveyed using a job inventory checklist and relative time spent rating method along with background item responses. Job clustering and job typing of combined responses were performed and comparisons were made between civilian and military groups as well as comparisons between the…
Descriptors: Bricklaying, Carpentry, Civil Engineering, Cluster Grouping
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1978
A longitudinal study was conducted to evaluate the U.S. Employment Service's Specific Aptitude Test Battery (SATB) for plumber/pipe fitter from three aspects: technical adequacy of the research; fairness to minorities; and usefulness in the selection of individuals for training as plumber/pipe fitter apprentices. The validation sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Apprenticeships
