Pictorial Interest Inventory Development.

摘要

Concern has arisen as to the value of written inventories in assessing interests of individuals who possess comparatively low mental ability and/or reading skills. As a solution, nonverbal or picture inventories of interests have been developed. This study was initiated to develop a nonverbal interest inventory for use with aptitudinal information in the selection and classification of Air Force enlisted accessions. A pictorial, nonverbal interest inventory was developed, consisting of 180 35mm color slides which cover a representative sample of Air Force jobs. During basic military training, 8,567 male and 3,296 female enlistees were administered the Pictorial Interest Inventory (PII) and Vocational Interest-Career Examination (VOICE). Eleven vocational interest scales factored for both male and female enlistees, with an additional factor (Shop Skills) factoring for males. Other vocational scales found were Electronics, Office/Administration, Medical/Dental, Aircraft/Weapons Maintenance, Pararescue, Law Enforcement, Food Service, Heavy Duty Equipment Operator, Cable/Power Line Maintenance, Air Traffic Control, and Automobile/Aircraft Mechanic. Preferences for certain occupational scales were shown between sexes.