Contingency Validity as a Requirement in Forced-Choice Item Construction: A Critique of the Jackson Vocational Interest Survey.

Juni, Samuel; Koenig, Esther J.

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Publication Date: 1982-Jan

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Contingency Validity as a Requirement in Forced-Choice Item Construction: A Critique of the Jackson Vocational Interest Survey.

Juni, Samuel; Koenig, Esther J.

Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, v14 n4 p202-07 Jan 1982

Critiques the Jackson Vocational Interest Survey. Found the randomized technique of matching statements into forced-choice item pairs is a major flaw in the instrument. Explores conceptual issues arising when item clustering is used with forced-choice statement matching. Introduces contingency validity in item construction. (R)

Descriptors: Forced Choice Technique, Interest Inventories, Item Analysis, Psychometrics, Test Construction, Test Items, Test Theory, Test Validity

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