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Tests in Counseling Psychology

Tests in Counseling Psychology. PS397 – Psychological Measurement & Testing. March 22, 2007. Today’s Class. Strong Vocational Interest Blank Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory Campbell Interest and Skills Survey Kuder Occupational Interest Survey Interest tests for Non-professionals

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Tests in Counseling Psychology

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  1. Tests in Counseling Psychology PS397 – Psychological Measurement & Testing March 22, 2007

  2. Today’s Class • Strong Vocational Interest Blank • Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory • Campbell Interest and Skills Survey • Kuder Occupational Interest Survey • Interest tests for Non-professionals • Gender bias & Other Issues

  3. What do you want to be when you “grow-up”?

  4. Strong Vocational Interest Blank • E. K. Strong began research on interests of different people in different professions • Members of same profession often had similar interests • Interest patterns well-established by age 17 and stable for as long as 22 years

  5. Strong Vocational Interest Blank • Extent to which the respondent’s interests match those of individuals in various professions • Main concern was issue of gender bias • Different forms used for males and females • Lack of theoretical background

  6. Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory • Merged male and female forms into one form • Based test on J. L. Holland’s Theory of Vocational Choice • People can be classified into one or more of six categories according to interest • Work environments can also be classified into these same themes

  7. Holland’s Theory of Vocational Choice

  8. Strong Campbell Interest Inventory • Made up of seven sections: • Occupation (131 items) • School subjects (36 items) • Activities (51 items) • Amusements (39 items) • Types of people (24 items) • Preference between 2 activities (30 items) • Your characteristics (14 items)

  9. Strong Campbell Interest Inventory • Report consists of four scores: • Administrative index and special scales • General occupational themes • Basic interest scales • Occupational scales • Newest version published in 1985 • Addition of 207 occupational scales

  10. Campbell Interest and Skill Survey • Respondent’s degree of interest in: • Different occupations • “A nutritionist, advising people on their diets” • Different school subjects • “Chemistry” • Different activities • “Telling stories to children” • Indicate skill in different activities • “Organize a political campaign”

  11. Campbell Interest and Skill Survey • Report has three components: 1. Orientation scales • Influencing • Organizing • Helping • Creating • Analyzing • Producing • Adventuring • Career Match-up Game

  12. Campbell Interest and Skill Survey • Orientation Scales

  13. Campbell Interest and Skill Survey • Report has three components: 2. Basic scales • Overview of categories of occupation

  14. Campbell Interest and Skill Survey • Report has three components: 3. Occupational scales • Matches with particular occupations

  15. Campbell Interest and Skill Survey • Extra Scales: • Academic focus scale • Comfort in academic setting • Extroversion scale • Jobs with appropriate amount of interpersonal interaction

  16. Kuder Occupational Interest Survey • Derived from Kuder Preference Survey (1939) • Presented with 100 triads of alternative activities • Scores on 10 general occupational interests • Similarity between your interest and others employed in various occupations • Helps students select a major

  17. Kuder Occupational Interest Survey • Separate norms for men and women • Short-term reliability high (.80-.95) • Scores stable for up to 30 years • Helpful in high school and university counseling situations

  18. Non-Professional Interest Tests • Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory • Based on SVIB scales • 9 basic interest areas and specific occupations • Career Assessment Inventory • Written at 6th grade reading level • Similar to SCII and CISS

  19. The Self-Directed Search • Developed by J. L. Holland • Self-administered, self-scored, self-interpreted • Mirror counseling process • Develop personal career theory • List occupational goals and preferences • Ability and skills in these areas is assessed

  20. Gender Bias & Other Issues • Earliest interest inventories tended to be gender biased • Particular bias against women • Strong would argue that using the same norms for men and women would reduce validity of the test • Gender bias has been reduced, not eliminated

  21. Gender Bias & Other Issues • Cultural biases have also been found • Scores are not an indication of success in the profession • Success in an occupation is based on aptitude and ability

  22. Websites of Interest • Career Match-Up Game • http://admin.acadiau.ca/counsel/CareerMatch/index.html • Campbell Interest and Skill Survey • http://www.pearsonassessments.com/tests/ciss.htm • Self-Directed Search • http://www.self-directed-search.com/

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