CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES
1. INTRODUCTION:
In view of the great demand for career guidance, it was necessary to
give attention to the development and adaptation of psychometric
instruments. This led to important development in this area. The
Self-Directed Search (SDS) interest questionnaire of J.L. Holland was
included in a career guidance programme for black matriculation pupils
resulting in the need to investigate the utility of the SDS for black
pupils. The study was conducted with this objective in mind.
2. OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of this study were as follows:
2.1 PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
2.1.1 Determining the psychometric suitability of the SDS for blacks with
respect to some psychometric and statistical qualities, namely item
analysis, means, reliability, intercorrelations of the fields and the
factorial structure of the construct.
2.2 SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
2.2.1 Determining the utility of the SDS in a career guidance set-up for this
group, by giving attention to the principles of consistency and congruency;
2.2.2 determining the utility of the SDS as part of a career guidance programme
for blacks by using stepwise regression and
2.2.3 determining the distribution of the interests for this group as indicated
by the SDS.
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE STUDY
In this chapter it was necessary to look at the following aspects:
• theories of vocational choice and
• aptitude, attitude and interest.
In the section on theories of vocational choice or career development,
reference was made to the theories of Ginzberg and associates. Super,
Roe, Hoppock, Holland, decision-making models as well as the behavioristic,
sociological and psychoanalitical approaches. Then aptituae,
attitude and interest were discussed with special emphasis on the
conceptual description, structure and measurement of the concepts.
CHAPTER 3: METHOD OF INVESTIGATION
In this chapter the following aspects were discussed:
• the sample;
• the psychometric tests used in the research and
• the statistical methods used.
A random sample was selected.
pupils of Lebowa and Gazankulu.
The sample consisted of standard 10
The psychometric tests included in the vocational guidance programme
were:
• an aptitude test battery (AAT);
• an interest questionnaire (SDS) and
• the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA).
Finally the statistical methods were discussed, namely item analysis,
means ana standard deviations, correlations, factor analysis, procedures
to determine consistency and congruency, stepwise regression and
distribution of SDS-codes.
CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
In summary it is clear that the results in general give an indication
that the SDS has utility with blacks. The item analysis of the 228
items indicated that only 15 items needed revision. The means indicated
that there is no notable difference between this and other
samples. The reliability coefficients are satisfactory and are good in
comparison with the results obtained by Holland and others. The
intercorrelations between the six personality types confirmed relationships
as described by Holland. The factor analysis results indicated
that the SDS has a definite structure. Procedures conducted to determine
consistency and congruency as defined by Holland confirmed the use
of the concepts. The Realistic, Enterprising and Investigative fields
were identified as contributing to the prediction of academic achievement.
It was also indicated that most of the pupils resemble the
Social personality type as defined by Holland.
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION
In summary the conclusion can be made that the SDS has utility for use
with black pupils in a vocational guidance situation. / Thesis (MA)--PU vir CHO, 1988
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/9361 |
| Date | January 1988 |
| Creators | Du Toit, Renette |
| Publisher | Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Language | other |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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