Occupational Interest Profile Essay

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2. Description of OIP, development and application The Occupational Interest Profile ‘measures seven fields of interest and five work needs’ (www.psytech.com, 2018, p. 1), the individual that is using this measure has a wide range of work fields that the OIP covers all well as the needs that that each specific field requires. The OIP does not cover a single work field which means the individual using the measure is not restricted to that specific field. The OIP enables the individual to be tested in multiple fields. As mentioned in the previous paragraph the OIP measures five work needs, so the individual using the measure is matched up based on their abilities with the required needs of a specific work field. Meaning the individual is matched …show more content…

185) meaning validity is an opportunity to ensure that the measure is able to hold up to any scrutiny. When checking the scores there are no mistakes or gaps that can call the whole measure into question. Validity is a way of ensuring that the test is of a certain standard. 4.1. Is the OIP considered valid The OIP ‘can interpret scores for each of the occupational interests and create an occupational interest profile for everyone who takes he test’ (Robinson Kurpius & Stafford, 2006, p. 151). This indicates that the assessment is valid. The assessment provides scores for every individual that takes part in the measurement. This proves that the assessment has a method of ensuring that the test is valid. There is a clear method of reaching the conclusions. Furthermore the assessment can provide the right occupational interest profile based on the scores that are provided. The scores are used to draw conclusion on the type of profile that each individual will receive. So the scores are the key way that in which validity is guaranteed in this assessment (Robinson Kurpius & Stafford, 2006). 5. Discussion on using test in South

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