5 - Interest Inventory
Subject Name:
Age: Gender: Occupation:
Instruction: The schedule given below consists of ten rows and ten columns. In each of the 100
boxes a pair of occupation is printed. You are asked to express your preference for different
occupations. The occupations are given in pairs and you are asked to check them to indicate
your preferences. In each comparison assume that there is no difference in income, social
status, and other perks.
Encircle 1 if you prefer the first of a pair of occupations.
Encircle 2 if you prefer the second of a pair of occupations.
Encircle 1 and 2, if you like both the occupations.
Do not encircle both the occupations if you dislike both of them.
Display time 45 minutes
Guidelines for submitting practical record
Interest Inventory
Experiment –3: E -----------
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Title: Interest Inventory
Introduction: Development of interest. Different types of interest scales. Description of
Thurstone, and Strong interest inventory. Different vocational interests.
Aim: To assess the vocational interests of the subject through Thurstone schedule.
Materials: Thurstone interest schedule form.
Display time 45 minutes
Procedure: The subject should be made to sit comfortably and relaxed. The subject is asked to
fill up the personal details on the Thurstone interest schedule. The schedule consists of a single
sheet of paper and is divided into 10 rows and 10 columns. In each of the one hundred spaces is
printed with pair of occupations and the subject is asked to marks is preference in each marks.
It represents his relative interest.
Instruction: The schedule given below consists of ten rows and ten columns. In each of the 100
boxes a pair of occupation is printed. You are asked to express your preference for different
occupations. The occupations are given in pairs and you are asked to check them to indicate
your preferences. In each comparison assume that there is no difference in income, social
status, and other perks.
Encircle 1 if you prefer the first of a pair of occupations.
Encircle 2 if you prefer the second of a pair of occupations.
Encircle 1 and 2, if you like both the occupations.
Do not encircle both the occupations if you dislike both of them.
Results: The results for the experiment are given as follows. There are 10 vocations in the
questionnaire and the relative preference of the subject for different vocations is given in the
table given below.
Table –I: Subject Scores in various occupations:
S.No. Occupation field Score obtained
1 PS – Physical Science
2 BS – Biological Science
3 C – Computational
4 B – Business
5 E – Executive
6 P – Persuasive
7 L - Linguistics
8 H – Humanitarian
9 A – Artistic
10 M - Musical
Scoring procedure:
1. For calculating the PS score all the PS vertically encircled 1’s and Horizontally encircled
2’s to be added that is PS1+PS2=PS
Similarly by adding BS1 and BS2 you will get the BS score. In the same way all the scores
for the different professions to be calculated.
The schedule can be scored either by the examiner or by the subject. The scoring is
done by counting the number of marks in each column and its corresponding row. The
comparison items are arranges so as to facilitate scanning without interference of printing
across the column or row. The score is then recorded for each of the ten fields. The maximum
range for each score is 0 to 20.
There are ten interest scores. The interest score for physical science – PS is obtained by
counting in column PS1 all the rings around the 1’s and in row PS2 all the rings around the 2’s.
Write the sum at the end of that row in the box PS. This is the interest score for physical science
proceeds in the same way for the other interest scores.
Discussion: The subject’s preferred vocational field and non-preferred vocational field to be
enlightened and discussed.
Subjects preferences for various occupations to be indicated on a graph paper and discussed.
Conclusion: Subject has scored high on –
Subject has scored least on -
Applications: Educational guidance
Vocational guidance
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