Development and Reliability Analysis of Vocational Interest Inventory

Abstract

In this research, it was aimed to develop a scale measuring the interests and orientations of high school students in giving career decisions. Scale was developed according to social cognitive career and self-efficacy theory. Scale is composed of 96 items. It is a Likert type scale which has six sub scales. The scale was applied on 150 high school students for validity and reliability analysis. Construct validity of the scale was determined by factor analysis. Item-total correlation, Alfa correlation and score stability of the scale were computed for reliability analysis. Findings about reliability and validity of the inventory indicated that it was a valid and reliable instrument.

Keywords

• meslek seçimi
• yetkinlik
• mesleki karar verme
• mesleki i̇lgi
• mesleki i̇lgi envanteri
• eğitim psikolojisi
• career decision making
• self efficacy
• career decision
• professional interest
• vocational interest inventory
• education psychology