The Predictive Validity of a Computer-Assisted Career Decision-Making System: A Six-Year Follow-Up

Autor/inn/en	Gati, Itamar; Gadassi, Reuma; Shemesh, Naama
Titel	The Predictive Validity of a Computer-Assisted Career Decision-Making System: A Six-Year Follow-Up
Quelle	In: Journal of Vocational Behavior, 68 (2006) 2, S.205-219 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0001-8791
DOI	10.1016/j.jvb.2005.08.002
Schlagwörter	Predictive Validity; Career Guidance; Decision Making; Career Choice; Computers; Longitudinal Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsorientierung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Digitalrechner; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung
Abstract	The present study tested the predictive validity of "Making Better Career Decisions" ("MBCD"), a computer-assisted career decision-making system. Seventy clients who had used "MBCD" six years earlier were interviewed by telephone about their present field of study or occupation and the degree of their satisfaction with their occupational choice. The participants were divided into two groups: one consisted of clients whose chosen occupation was on the list of occupations recommended by "MBCD," whereas the other consisted of clients whose chosen occupation was not on the recommended list. In the first group, 84% were highly satisfied with their occupational choice and 16% were satisfied to a moderate extent. Among those whose chosen occupation was not on the recommended list, only 38% were highly satisfied with their chosen occupation, 44% were satisfied to a moderate extent, and 18% were dissatisfied with their choice. These findings support the predictive validity of "MBCD." Implications for counseling and computer-assisted career guidance systems are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10