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ERIC Number: EJ207291
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Some Problems with the Criterion-Keying Approach to Occupational Interest Scale Development.
Reilly, Richard; Echternacht, Gary
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v39 n1 p85-94 Spr 1979
Criterion-keying of interest inventories involves selecting items which best distinguish a group of incumbents in a particular occupation from another group intended to represent the population of interest. This practice is questioned here and data are presented to support the author's contention. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Groups, Interest Inventories, Item Analysis, Military Personnel, Predictive Validity, Technical Reports, Test Construction, Test Validity, Vocational Interests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Criterion Keying