Naslov
Validity of E-Advice: The Evaluation of an Internet-Based System for Career Planning

Autori
Šverko, Branimir ; Akik, Nataša ; Babarović, Toni ; Brčina, Ana ; Šverko, Iva

Izvornik
Educational and vocational guidance (1023-8921) 2 (2002); 193-215

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Vocational guidance; career planning; Internet; evaluation

Sažetak
The paper provides data on the evaluation of an Internet-based system for self-directed career planning that has been developed in Croatia. Rich in occupational information and career-management advice, this application also contains an interactive questionnaire tapping the client&#8217 ; s personal skills and interests. Based on the client's answers, the computer proposes an e-advice &#8211 ; a limited set of occupations that match the users' individual characteristics. The evaluation utilized data gathered from a self-selected sample of users (N = 2, 064) and two smaller student samples. Apart from the users' satisfaction, the analyses explored various aspects of e-advice validity: factor structure of users' self-assessments and expert occupational ratings, differences in e-advice given to different groups of users, congruence with the classifications based on Holland's Self-Directed Search, and congruence with the advice given by expert human counsellors. The analyses supported the validity of e-advice.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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