The career interest test. A brief, standardized assessment of interests for use in Educational and Vocational Guidance

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  • James A Athanasou Faculty of Education, University of Technology, Sydney

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.17.num.1.2006.11319

Keywords:

assessment of career interests, ipsative assessment, person-environment fit theory, career exploration and planning

Abstract

ABSTRACT

This article describes the Career Interest Test (Version 3.0), which is a 63-item forced choice, individually- or group-administered assessment of seven vocational interest categories: Outdoor, Practical, Scientific, Creative, Business, Office and People Contact interests It is designed for use in educational and vocational contexts as a practical guide to adolescent career planning. The Career Interest Test is now made freely available for professional use and is also available for free on-line use th- rough www.myfuture.edu.au or www.qualifax ie or www.smartfutire.edu.au The Career Interest Test offers psychologists and career counsellors information at low cost and with brief testing time. Results can be used to provide reassurance about choices, to narrow the range of options or to stimulate career exploration by indicating the types of work that individuals may want to explore It is based on the premise that vocational interests (ie, activity preferences) may be inferred from consistent pat- terns of likes and dislikes. Technical data on the validity and reliability of the responses are provided.

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Author Biography

James A Athanasou, Faculty of Education, University of Technology, Sydney

James Athanasou es profesor en las áreas de diagnóstico y psicología educativa en la Universidad de Tecnología, Sydney, Australia. Es director de la Revista Australiana del Desarrollo de la Carrera (Australian Journal of Career Development) y su línea de investigación se centra en los intereses profesionales.

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Athanasou, J. A. (2014). The career interest test. A brief, standardized assessment of interests for use in Educational and Vocational Guidance. REOP - Revista Española De Orientación Y Psicopedagogía, 17(1), 5–17. https://doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.17.num.1.2006.11319

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Research studies

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