Psychometric Properties of the African Career Interest Inventory in Ghana
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| Title: | Psychometric Properties of the African Career Interest Inventory in Ghana |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Morgan, Brandon (ORCID |
| Source: | International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance. Apr 2023 23(1):219-248. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 30 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Careers, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Goodness of Fit, Vocational Interests, Reliability, Interest Inventories, College Students |
| Geographic Terms: | Ghana, South Africa |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10775-021-09499-8 |
| ISSN: | 0251-2513 1573-1782 |
| Abstract: | This study set out to investigate the psychometric properties of the African Career Interest Inventory (ACII) in Ghana. The ACII is an interest measure developed in South Africa that operationalises Holland's model of vocational personality/interest types. We obtained 617 responses to the ACII from university students at a university in Ghana. Most of the items showed satisfactory fit to the Rasch model with only a few items showing poor fit. The ACII scale scores showed good reliability and the randomisation test of hypothesised order relations and covariance structure modelling supported circumplex structure of these scale scores. Implications for theory and practice are provided. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1369642 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study set out to investigate the psychometric properties of the African Career Interest Inventory (ACII) in Ghana. The ACII is an interest measure developed in South Africa that operationalises Holland's model of vocational personality/interest types. We obtained 617 responses to the ACII from university students at a university in Ghana. Most of the items showed satisfactory fit to the Rasch model with only a few items showing poor fit. The ACII scale scores showed good reliability and the randomisation test of hypothesised order relations and covariance structure modelling supported circumplex structure of these scale scores. Implications for theory and practice are provided. |
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| ISSN: | 0251-2513 1573-1782 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10775-021-09499-8 |
