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Guidance and counseling

Notes Self Assessment

1. State whether the following statements are ‘true’ or ‘false’
(i) Interest is a behaviour orientation towards certain objects, activities or experiences.
(ii) Linguistics and Scientific interest are positively correlated with intelligence, technical interest
are related to mechanical aptitude.
(iii) Interest inventory is not an economic devices.
(iv) Inventory does not help in channelise the energies of the youth in different directions.

31.5 Limitations of Interest Inventories

There are certain limitations to be found in interest inventories.
(i) Many students fail to show through their responses to interest inventories strong likes and
dislikes or clearly defined preferences.
(ii) The inventories can have validity only with persons whose likes have been long and varied
enough to have provided them with experiences of the kind which will enable them to choose
between alternatives presented by each item in the inventories. These inventories are, thus,
more useful with mature than immature students.
(iii) Vocational choice or success cannot be predicted on the basis of even clearly-defined patterns
shown by the inventories alone. Ability, training and opportunity for training all need to be
considered. Interest test results cannot be over emphasised.

31.6 Estimating Interests

One way of assessing the interests is to ask the individuals what they like to do. The other way is
to analyse the activities that a person performs. The third method of assessing interests is by the use
of interest tests and inventories. There are many instruments now in use and majority of them deal
with occupational interest

Interest can be classified in different ways, Supper (1990) classified interest as (i)
expressed (ii) manifest or observed and (iii) measure or tested.

31.6.1 Kuder Interest Inventories
There are various forms, versions and editions of the Kuder interest Inventories. They help in the
measurement of interests from different angles and are designed for different purposes. The items
in the Kuder inventories are of the forced choice triad type. For each of three activities listed, the
respondent indicates which he would like the most and which he would like the least.
The following forms of Kuder Interest Inventories are quite common :
(i) The Kuder Vocational Preference Record : It provides 10 interest scales plus a verification
scale for detecting carelessness, misunderstanding and the choice of socially-desirable but
unlikely answers. The interest scales include : Outdoor, Mechanical, Computational, Scientific,
Persuasive, Artistic, Literary, Musical, Social Service and Clerical. Forced-choice triad items
are used. The respondents indicate which of the three activities they would like most and
which least. The scores are obtained not for specific vocations but for 10 broad interest areas.
(ii) Kuder General Interest Survey (KGIS) : It has been developed as a revision and downward
extension of the Kuder Vocational Preference Record. It is designed for grades 6 to 12. It
employs simpler language and easier vocabulary. It is a revision of the Strong Vocational
Interest Blank (SVIB).
(iii) Kuder Occupational Interest Inventory (KOII) : The occupations covered by this inventory
vary widely in level, ranging from baker and truck driver to chemist and lawyer.

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