Rating of Vocational Interests under Matching and Nonmatching Conditions

2003 ◽  
Vol 92 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1061-1064
Author(s):  
James A. Athanasou
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Vocational Interests ◽  
The Self ◽  
Career Interest ◽  
School Students ◽  
Interest Inventory ◽  
Work Task ◽  
Median Correlation

This study examined whether high school students were better able to assess their scores on an interest inventory when the self-ratings were either matched or unmatched with the interest categories in an interest inventory. Students (N = 329) completed the Career Interest Test and a survey containing the same seven interest dimensions (Outdoor, Practical, Scientific, Creative, Business, Office, and People Contact). At the same time they completed four ratings of interests in the Data, Ideas, People, and Things work-task dimensions. Findings indicated higher convergent validities for matching self-ratings. The median correlation for matching categories was .52 and for unmatched categories was .21. Results supported the validity of self-ratings and the use of matched categories for the assessment of interests.

Vocational Interests of Adolescents: Relationships between Self-Esteem and Locus of Control

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1363-1371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann K. Mullis ◽  
Ronald L. Mullis
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Vocational Interests ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
External Locus ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Interest Inventory ◽  
Internal Locus Of Control

The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among scores on vocational interests, self-esteem, and locus of control for high school students. Grade and sex differences were also examined. 1364 high school students ranging in age from 14 to 19 years of age were administered the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory, Nowicki-Strickland Locus of Control Scale for Children, and the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory. High school students with higher scores on self-esteem and showing an orientation toward internal locus of control expressed more interests in a variety of vocational themes than adolescents with lower scores on self-esteem and scores for external locus of control. Sex and grade differences in vocational interests of adolescents were also noted. The findings were discussed in light of theoretical and practical considerations.

scholarly journals Self-efficacy of osteoporosis preventive behaviors and its predictors in Iranian adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Ghelichkhani ◽  
Mojgan Mirghafourvand ◽  
Elahe Bahrami-Vazir ◽  
Esmaeil Vali ◽  
Azam Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
General Linear Model ◽  
The Self ◽  
Preventive Behaviors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Osteoporosis Knowledge ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Female High School

AbstractIntroductionAlmost all the bone mass in females is accumulated during adolescence and especially in the years immediately following menstruation. Self-efficacy plays an important role in moderating the relationship between knowledge and behavior. This study aimed to determine the self-efficacy of osteoporosis preventive behaviors and its predictors in female high school students.MethodologyThis descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 330 female high school students in Saveh, Iran during 2016–2017. A two-stage cluster sampling method was used to select the participants. Data were collected using a socio-demographic questionnaire, the Osteoporosis Knowledge Test (OKT) and the Osteoporosis Self-Efficacy Scale (OSES). A general linear model was used to determine the self-efficacy predictors of osteoporosis preventive behaviors.ResultsThe mean [standard deviation (SD)] of the total OKT score was 11.08 (4.08) of attainable range from 0 to 32. The mean (SD) of the total OSES score was 121.97 (37.36) of attainable range from 0 to 200. The mean (SD) of the exercise and calcium subscales of OSES were 58.39 (22.56) and 63.57 (21.02), respectively. There were significant relationships between the total OKT score with the total OSES score (r = 0.16, p = 0.003) and its subscales, including exercise (r = 0.16, p = 0.002) and calcium (r = 0.11, p = 0.03) scores. According to the adjusted general linear model, the variables of economic status, educational level and osteoporosis knowledge were predictors of the self-efficacy in the studied students.ConclusionFindings suggested that most of the students had moderate levels of knowledge and self-efficacy regarding osteoporosis preventive behaviors; therefore, improving the knowledge and self-efficacy of this group can play a significant role in promoting their health.

scholarly journals Effects of Life – Skills Counseling In Enhancing Self-Sufficiency among High School Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Surma, S ◽  
Sampathkumar ◽  
Surma, S
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
The Self ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Counseling Intervention ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Group Life ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of the present paper is to know the effectiveness of life-skills counseling intervention in enhancing self-sufficiency of high school students. Life-skills counseling is an educational approach, which is used to inculcate the essential life-skills in an individual to meet the challenges of everyday life.  It is also known to be very effective and appropriate for present day scenario.  It is easily adaptable for larger groups.  High School students are in the stage of adolescence.  High school students face a wide variety of problems out of which the major ones are lack of self-sufficiency, inability to manage emotions, decision-making skills etc.  The present study involves 300 high school students (150 Boys and 150 Girls) who are selected from various schools in Mysore city corporation limit. High School Personality Questionnaire (HSPQ) was administered to find out the personality problems of high school students.  Experimental design has been applied and Life-skills counseling intervention has been given for the experimental group.  Life-skills counseling was found to be very effective in enhancing the self-sufficiency of high school students.

Developing and Validating a High School Version of the Robotics Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Ten Huang ◽  
Eric Zhi-Feng Liu ◽  
Chun Hung Lin ◽  
Pey-Yan Liou
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
The Self ◽  
Learning Performance ◽  
School Students ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
The World

Robotics has become a crucial domain in technology education, helping students to improve their abilities in assembly and programming. Despite the considerable research that has gone into the learning performance associated with robotics, little work has been done on the cognitive processes involved in learning this subject. The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument (based on the theoretical framework of MSLQ), with which to evaluate the motivation of high school students to learn robotics and the strategies they employ. Fifty participants in the open category competition of the World Robot Olympiad 2010 completed the self-reported questionnaire (RMSLQ-HS). Thirteen factors and fifty one items were extracted using exploratory factor analysis. Implications for the educational application of robotics and research suggestions related to RMSLQ are also discussed.

The Self-Distributive Property

1982 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 603-604
Author(s):  
Edgar A. Franz ◽  
Katrina F. Meek
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
The Self ◽  
Real Numbers ◽  
School Students ◽  
Distributive Property ◽  
Distributive Law ◽  
New Math

One of the results of the new math is that most high school students of algebra know the commutative laws for addition and multiplication of real numbers, the associative laws for addition and multiplication, and the distributive law of multiplication over addition.

Relationships between Academic Comfort and Career Interests among Rural High School Students

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-466
Author(s):  
Ann K. Mullis ◽  
Ronald L. Mullis ◽  
John C. Brailsford
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Career Interests ◽  
Career Motivation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Interest Inventory ◽  
Holland's Theory ◽  
Significant Relationships

Relationships between Academic Comfort and General Occupational Themes of the 1985 Strong Campbell Interest Inventory were investigated for 1364 high school adolescents. Significant relationships between Academic Comfort and grade, sex, socioeconomic status, and career motivation were found. Academic Comfort scores of adolescents increased with higher grades and girls had higher Academic Comfort scores than the boys at ail grades. The results support Holland's theory of career development during the high school years in that certain career interests during this period of development are related to Academic Comfort.

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