Kuder Occupational Interest Survey.

KOIS

What it measures

Criterion-keyed occupational interests: respondent's interest pattern is compared to those of satisfied workers in specific occupations and college-major groups; scores expressed as Clifton/Lambda similarity coefficients.

Length and format

100 forced-choice triads. ipsative forced-choice triads (most/least preferred); scored as Lambda coefficients (within-person rank-ordered, not norm-referenced) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Historically used in several countries; English original with limited formal translations

Normative data

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Licence

copyrighted - commercial

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Reference

Kuder, G.F., & Zytowski, D.G. (1991). Kuder Occupational Interest Survey, Form DD, General Manual. https://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/statistics/chpt/kuder-occupational-interest-survey

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