TY - JOUR
T1 - Constructing a Situation-Based Career Interest Assessment for Junior High School Students and Examining Their Interest Structure
AU - Sung, Yao Ting
AU - Cheng, Yu Wen
AU - Wu, Jeng Shin
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PY - 2015/5
Y1 - 2015/5
N2 - This study constructed a situation-based career interest assessment (SCIA) that is suitable for applying to junior high school students. The assessment framework is based on Holland’s theory of vocational interest. The subjects for the pilot study and the formal test were 1,072 junior high school students and 1,136 junior high school students, respectively. The results of reliability tests produced correlation coefficients between.77 and.95, exploratory factor analysis produced factor loadings between.32 and.92 for six factors, and confirmatory factor analysis produced relative fit indices of.95 across the comparative fit index and nonnormed fit index, indicating a satisfactory goodness of fit. Convergent and discriminant validity analyses indicated that the SCIA has acceptable construct validity. Multidimensional scaling analysis, internal correlation, and randomization test showed that the interest structure of adolescents and the relationship among interest types are only partially consistent with Holland’s theory.
AB - This study constructed a situation-based career interest assessment (SCIA) that is suitable for applying to junior high school students. The assessment framework is based on Holland’s theory of vocational interest. The subjects for the pilot study and the formal test were 1,072 junior high school students and 1,136 junior high school students, respectively. The results of reliability tests produced correlation coefficients between.77 and.95, exploratory factor analysis produced factor loadings between.32 and.92 for six factors, and confirmatory factor analysis produced relative fit indices of.95 across the comparative fit index and nonnormed fit index, indicating a satisfactory goodness of fit. Convergent and discriminant validity analyses indicated that the SCIA has acceptable construct validity. Multidimensional scaling analysis, internal correlation, and randomization test showed that the interest structure of adolescents and the relationship among interest types are only partially consistent with Holland’s theory.
KW - Holland
KW - career interest assessment
KW - interest structure
KW - junior high school students
KW - situation-based test
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U2 - 10.1177/1069072715580419
DO - 10.1177/1069072715580419
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84962667951
SN - 1069-0727
VL - 24
SP - 347
EP - 365
JO - Journal of Career Assessment
JF - Journal of Career Assessment
IS - 2
ER -