Pilot Evaluation of the Career Assessment Inventory for Use in Apprentice Placement.

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to pilot-test a commercially available vocational interest inventory for possible use in shipyard apprentice placement. The inventory(the Career Assessment Inventory) and a job satisfaction questionnaire were administered to 312 first-year apprentices. Analyses indicated that the inventory related well to job satisfaction but could not discriminate adequately among people satisfied by work in different shipyard trades. For this reason, it was not recommended for use in differential assignment. Inventory detection of blue collar interests in general has some potential usefulness for counseling shipyard applicants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA173920

Entities

People

  • Joyce D. Mattson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Apprenticeship
  • Attrition
  • Classification
  • Construction Equipment
  • Detection
  • Education
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Optical Instruments
  • Personnel Management
  • Questionnaires
  • Security
  • Sheet Metal
  • Shipyards
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.