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Unit 31: Inventories

31.6.2 Strong Vocational Interest Blanks (SVIB) Notes

It is based on the assumption that a person who has the interest patterns typical of successful people
in a given occupation will enjoy and find satisfaction in that occupation.

How many interest scales in Kuder Vocational preference record. None them.

Self Assessment

1. Fill in the blanks :
(i) ______ is a behaviour orientation towards certain objects, activities or experiences.
(ii) Psychologists use ______ on grounds to assess interest in a particular field.
(iii) The ______ provides 10 interest scales plus a verification scale for detecting carelessness,
misunderstanding and the choice of socially desirable.
(iv) ______ is bases on the assumption that a person who has the interest patterns typical of
successful people in a given occupation.
(v) ______ is designed for grades 6 to 12.

31.7 Summary

• Interests are related to general ability, special aptitudes and values in various ways. Linguistic
and scientific interests are positively correlated with intelligence, technical interests are related
to mechanical aptitude and business interests are related to the tendency to stress material as
opposed to theoretical, social or aesthetic values and so on.
• Interest testing is done to achieve some purpose i.e.
(i) To provide teachers and counselors with information regarding the students preference and
aversions which will help them acquire better understanding of students and their problems.
(ii) To help the testes to identify and clarify their interests in terms of the demands of varied
courses and careers and choose work and experiences consistent with their interests.
(iii) To enable teachers, counselors and parents to know the kinds and intensity of the teste’s
interests and assist him to prepare his educational and vocational plans consistent with their
interests.
• We can measure the interests of individuals by the following methods :
(i) Observation
(ii) Claims of the Counselor
(iii) Use of Instruments
(iv) Use of Inventories
• Interest inventories are useful in many ways :
(i) They are well-adapted to vocational counseling. The student expects his interests to be
considered. The interpretation, when given, carries considerable force because the student
can see that he is looking at himself in a mirror
(ii) They are useful for the counselor too as they are less fraught with emotional significance.
• 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.
(iii) Vocational choice or success cannot be predicted on the basis of even clearly-defined patterns
shown by the inventories alone.

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