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Career Assessment Part I. Assessment. History 1883 U.S. Civil Service Commission 1940’s aptitude batteries Psychometric Properties Reliability Types Test retest reliability Alternate forms reliability Split half reliability. Assessment.
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Assessment • History • 1883 U.S. Civil Service Commission • 1940’s aptitude batteries • Psychometric Properties • Reliability • Types • Test retest reliability • Alternate forms reliability • Split half reliability
Assessment • Peterson, Sampson, and Reardon (1991): Factors that impact stability (reliability) • The stability of the trait being measured • Group differences: race, ethnicity, gender etc. • Individual differences: genetic endowments, age etc. • The nature of performance for the variable being measured • The internal consistence of the test, how psychometrically sound is the test? • What is the problem with using a test that does not have proven reliability?
Assessment • Psychometric Properties • Validity • Types • Content validity • Criterion validity • What is the problem with using a test that does not have proven validity • Assessment with minority groups • APPLICABILITY! • CHECK THE NORM SAMPLE
Types of Assessment • Career Beliefs Inventories • Assess beliefs about careers and other factors • Career Beliefs Inventory • Career Thoughts Inventory • My Vocational Situation • Aptitude Tests • Assess potential and/or current ability • General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) • The Differential Aptitude Test (GAT) • Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
Types of Assessments • Academic Achievement • Assess present level of academic knowledge and ability • See page 218 • Career Interest Inventories • Measures level of interest in occupations • The Strong Interest Inventory and the Kuder General Interest Survey are the most widely used interest inventories
Interest Inventories • Kuder General Interest Survey • 1. Outdoor • 2. Mechanical • 3. Computational • 4. Scientific • 5. Persuasive • 6. Artistic • 7. Literary • 8. Musical • 9. Social Services • 10. Clerical
Interest Inventories • Strong Interest Inventory • 1. General Occupational themes • 2. Basic Interest Scales • 3. Occupational Scales
Assessment • Personality Variables • Determining fit with personality type and work environment is important • 16PF most widely used personality assessment in career counseling • Developed by Raymond Cattell • Currently in the 5th edition • 185 item test • 5th grade readability level • Can be hand or computer scored
16 Personality Factor Questionnaire • Psychometrics • Test retest reliability .56 to .79 • Internal consistency .64 to. 85 • Interpretive Information • 16 primary factor scales • 5 global factor scales • 3 validity indices
16 Personality Factor Questionnaire • Global Factors • Extraversion • Anxiety • Tough-Mindedness • Independence • Self-Control
16 Personality Factor Questionnaire • Primary Scales • Warmth Vigilance • Reasoning Abstractedness • Emotional Stability Privateness • Dominance Apprehension • Liveliness Openness to Change • Rule-Consciousness Self-Reliance • Social Boldness Perfectionism • Sensitivity Tension
Assessment • Determining Values • Work values • Lifestyle values • Career Maturity Variables • Measures vocational development • Computer assisted guidance assessment • Pros • Cons