Predicting your Future John Holland and the Self Directed Search
TESTS/INVENTORIES Aptitude Achievement Predictive???? Personality Tests vs. Personality Styles Interests
Dr. John Holland 1919-2008 Director of Research, National Merit Scholarship Corporation Vice President for Research and Development, American College Testing Program (fired) Author “Making Vocational Choices: A Theory of Vocational Personalities and Work Environments” 1997 Research on educational development of talented young people. Production of Scientists. Have Hexagon, Will travel
Holland’s Goal: “To provide a theory-ridden, computerless, impersonal system that would provide vocational guidance for everyone.” Colleague advised him on the name: Call it the self-directed something
“The SDS became widely used and imitated” The American Psychologist, American Psychological Association, September 2009 Strong Campbell Interest Inventory Career Assessment Inventory Harrington-O’Shea CDM www.wois.org
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Realistic Outdoors Machinery Practical, down to earth Strong, physically coordinated
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Investigative (not necessarily criminal investigation) Scientific orientation, intellectual Task-oriented Needs to understand the world
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Artistic Likes art, music, drama etc. Impulsive, non-comformist, independent Espressive, original Sensitive and emotional
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Social Socially responsible, humane Work in groups Verbal and interpersonal skills Helping, curing, training others
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Enterprising Interpersonal & verbal skills→ selling, persuading, leading Likes power, status Popular, self-confident, sociable Likes money
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Conventional Well-ordered environments Organizing verbal & numerical info Conscientious, efficient, practical Orderly, persistent, calm
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Hexagon jumper----realistic vs. social
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