AN EXAMINATION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE VOCATIONAL OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS SCALE WITH LATINA/O STUDENTS

Abstract

In the current study, we investigated the psychometric properties of a meaningful measure of career development among Latina/o students. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate structural validity of the Vocational Outcome Expectations scale. The results supported a modest one-factor structure for the VOE scale. Internal consistency was good as
measured by coefficient alpha. Findings provide support for the reliability and validity of the VOE with Latina/o students. A discussion regarding the usefulness of this measure of career development is provided.

Keywords

• Vocational outcome expectations,Latina/o students,assessment instruments.

MESLEKİ SONUÇ BEKLENTİLERİ ÖLÇEĞİNİN YAPISAL YÖNDEN LATİN ÖĞRENCİLER İLE İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmada anlamlı bir ölçme aracı olan kariyer gelişimi ölçeğinin

psikometrik özellikleri Latin öğrenciler grubuyla incelendi. Bu anlamda,

Mesleki Sonuç Beklentileri (MSB) ölçeğinin yapısal geçerliliğini

değerlendirmek amacıyla doğrulayıcı faktör analizi (DFA) kullanılmıştır.

Sonuçlar MSB ölçeğinin tek faktörlü yapısını desteklemiştir. Ölçeğin iç

tutarlılık katsıyısı hesaplanmış ve iyi bir değere sahip olduğu görülmüştür.

Bulgular MSB ölçeğinin Latin öğrenciler grubu ile kullanılması açısından

geçerlilik ve güvenirliğe sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. Bulgular ışığında

kariyer gelişimi açısından ölçeğin kullanışlılığı tartışılmıştır. 

Keywords

• Mesleki sonuç beklentileri,Latin öğrenciler,ölçme araçları

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