Medical specialties require decidedly different abilities, skills, and talents; which results in divergent experiences, lifestyles, skill sets, and income levels. To help medical students select their preferred medical specialty and alleviate shortages in medical specialty staffing, US medical schools and associations invest time and money in…

This study examined the predictive validity of a teacher rating scale called the Self-Regulation Strategy Inventory-Teacher Rating Scale (SRSI-TRS) and its level of convergence with several student self-report measures of self-regulated learning (SRL). Eighty-seven high school students enrolled in one of four sections of a mathematics course in an…

Medical schools can assist students by providing them with quality career counseling to help them choose a medical specialty. Many schools use interest inventories to help identify students' specialty interests. This study examined the predictive validity of one such inventory, the Medical Specialty Preference Inventory (MSPI). In a longitudinal…

This study examines the relationships of vocational interests and mathematical literacy both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Extending previous research, the results of Holland's RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional) scale scores are compared with results from a reductionist approach using…

High school students (n=1,319) and military recruits (n=2,289) completed the Interest-Finder and the Strong Interest Inventory (SII). The Interest-Finder demonstrated the following: six-factor composition related to Holland's hexagon; substantial relationship to the SII; ability to predict certain high school course choices; and ability to predict…

Statistically significant relationships were found between dropping out and occupation and between dropping out and the accuracy of the SVIB. Such relationships may influence results of follow-up studies on the validity of the SVIB. (Author)

Data on the predictive and concurrent validity of the SVIB-M Engineer Scale were studied to demonstrate the divergent ways in which validity could be reported and interpreted. (Author)

The validity of scores on the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) for Asian American college students has not been thoroughly investigated. This study examined the evidence of validity of the SII Occupational Scale scores for predicting college major choices of Asian American women and men and White women and men. The sample included 186 female and…

This article compared the concurrent predictive accuracy of the (SVIB) for the same subjects on three sets of scales, the SVIB-Holland scales, the Basic Interest scales, and the Occupational scales. (Author)

All published empirical studies of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII), 1974 thru 1980, are reviewed. While only a few predictive validity studies have been completed, concurrent and construct validity studies are consistently supportive of the validity of the General Occupational Themes, Basic Interest Scales and Occupational Scales.…

Examined the criterion-related validity of the American College Testing Program Interest Inventory (ACT-UNIACT) which yields both Holland type High Point Codes and World of Work Map (WWM) placements. Used scores of college seniors (N=854) in analyses which measured the match between their UNIACT assignment and their college major. (Author/ABB)

Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) results were studied for participants whose most relevant SCII occupational scale was a twin scale. Overall, the other-sex SCII twin scale was about as accurate a predictor as the same-sex scale. (Author)

Two approaches to interest inventory validation are considered. The choice between the two depends on the use being validated. The first approach assumes that interest inventories are to be used in predicting which occupations counselees will enter or prefer. The second assumes that interest inventories are to used in suggesting occupations for…

The SVIB Occupational and Basic scales were compared. The Basic scales, as a predictor set, performed as well as the Occupational scales. The results support the use of the Basic scales in research and counseling and exemplify the utility of the discriminant function method for the validation of interest measures. (Author)

The present study investigated the predictive and concurrent validity of the SVIB-M with a group of college counseling center males. (Author)