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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
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A Test of the Validity of the Strong Interest Explorer with a Sample of Junior High and High School Latino Youth
Levinson, Edward M.; Ohler, Denise L.; Maus, Marcy; Christy, Angela
High School Journal, v89 n2 p55-65 Dec-Jan 2005-2006
Using the Career Key as a criterion measure, he validity of the Strong Interest Explorer was tested with a sample of Latino junior high school and senior high school students. A total of 85 Hispanic youth were administered the Strong Interest Explorer and the Career Key in counterbalanced order. Separate correlational analyses were conducted for (a) the total sample, (b) junior high/senior high students, and (c) males/females. Results generally offered support for the validity of the Strong Interest Explorer Artistic, Social and Enterprising scales but not the Investigative, Conventional or Realistic scales. Cautions regarding use of the Strong Interest Explorer with Latino youth are discussed.
Descriptors: Test Validity, High School Students, Junior High School Students, Hispanic American Students, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Student Interests, Career Awareness, Psychometrics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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