General Information
Career Options
Reliability/Validity
Scoring
Limitations/Critiques
100
He shares a name with a coastal region in The Netherlands, this person is the author of the Self-Directed Search.
Who is John L. Holland?
100
You might find these careers under the code "E-R-I"
What are a ship's captain, a special agent for the government, or a mechanical engineer?
100
These represent the ranges of the correlation coefficient for the SDS.
What is between .71 and .93, which are considered desirable correlations.
100
These are indicative of the vocation one will be most happy and/or successful in.
What are the top three areas one scores highest in?
100
A valid argument regarding the SDS's weaknesses and limitations is this.
What is research on validity?
200
This test publisher could be considered PAR for the course
What is the Psychological Assessment Resources?
200
A score of "S-A-E" will yield a few of these potential occupations.
What are career counselor, teacher, and social worker?
200
The inter-rater reliability of the test is considered this.
What is high?
200
This term allows individuals to search for the corresponding occupations in the Occupations Finder.
What is the summary code?
200
This weakness of the Self-Directed Search could result in inaccurate scoring of the results.
What is scoring with lack of guidance or consultation from a counselor?
300
This addition was made to the 5th ed. of the Self-Directed Search to SERVICE more individuals.
What is the Veterans and Military Occupation Finder?
300
The code "C-R-E" may seem a little boring to you considering these potential career choices.
What are a leather goods assembler, a fabric inspector, and a mail clerk.
300
In a standardized sample, 41% of the individuals reported they felt satisfied with their current occupation, while 21% felt unsatisfied with their current occupation. This is representative of what type of validity?
What is predictive validity?
300
This procedure greatly reduced scoring error in college students.
What is simplifying the scoring procedure and using a calculator?
300
While it is advertised as self-directed, reviewers have suggested this person be present for scoring interpretation.
Who is a career counselor?
400
These two features of the Self-Directed Search give a new meaning to DIY.
What are self-administered and self-scored?
400
Not to be confused with this governmental agency, this code is representative of a biochemist.
What is "I-R-S"?
400
These are the test-retest reliability findings for the SDS.
What are good - excellent reliability?
400
While you won't find Jeopardy host in one of these categories, these 6 subjects represent the groupings of occupations in the Self-Directed Search.
What are realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional?
400
This mistake is a potential problem for test takers who are self-scoring.
What is scoring error resulting in an inaccurate summary code.
500
With this amount of money you could purchase a Self-Directed Search package that includes 25 test booklets and 25 occupation finders.
What is $199?
500
A cake decorator may find this code after they have finished scoring their Self-Directed Search
What is "A-R-E"?
500
The internal consistency of the Self-Directed Search was measured to find out this information.
What is the extent to which the test items measured the same variable.
500
Each occupation found in the Occupation Finder booklet comes with these corresponding numbers.
What are numbers 1 - 5 which indicate level of training needed.
500
The presence of a career counselor could be helpful for these reasons.
What is accurately interpreting scores and giving career guidance.
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