A Vocational Interest Test Minus Sex Bias.

Elton, Charles F.; Rose, Harriett A.

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Publication Date: 1975

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A Vocational Interest Test Minus Sex Bias

Elton, Charles F.; Rose, Harriett A.

Journal of Vocational Behavior, 7, 2, 207-214, Oct 75

The Vocational Preference Inventory responses from 290 subjects were subjected to a Rasch item analysis, one of a class of latent trait models. After elimination of 22 items which did not fit the model, a sex-free form of the VPI was obtained. (Author)

Descriptors: Research Projects, Sex Differences, Sex Discrimination, Sex Stereotypes, Test Bias, Test Construction, Testing Problems, Vocational Interests

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Holland Vocational Preference Inventory

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