MPF 1783:

CAREER CONSELING
DR. ROSLEE BIN AHMAD

Campbell Interest and Skills Survey

MALEK BIN MAT AKIB MP 121067

FARHANA ADAWIYAH BT DAUD MP 121072

Campbell Interest and Skills Survey

Author/developer:
Campbell, D.

Year of publication:
1992, 2003

Campbell Interest and Skills Survey

Version(s): Original and updated

Construct(s) measured: Individual skills and interests.

Campbell Interest and Skills Survey

Purpose/objective(s): This measure is intended to assess an individuals' skills and interests with a view to aiding in making educational and/or vocational decisions/choices. To help individuals understand how their interest and skills map into the occupational world.

Campbell Interest and Skills Survey

Use(s) of information:

In individual counseling, especially career counseling

In group counseling session

In teambuilding sessions.

Campbell Interest and Skills Survey

Population(s) measured: Adolescents and adults ages 15 and up.

Campbell Interest and Skills Survey

Response format(s): 6-point Likert scale Estimated time to administer:
25 minutes

Respondent qualification(s): None (self-report).

Campbell Interest and Skills Survey

Number of items: 320 - (200 Interest Items) - (120 Skill Items) Subscales: 7 orientation scales, 29 basic scales, and 60 occupational scales (58 occupational scales and 2 special scales)

7 Orientation Scales
1. Influencing -influencing others through leadership, politics, public speaking, sales, and marketing 2. Organizing-organizing the work of others, managing, and monitoring financial performance 3. Helping-helping others through teaching, healing, and counseling 4. Creating-creating artistic, literary, or musical production 5. Analysing-analyzing data, using mathematics, and carrying out scientific experiments 6. Producing-producing products, using hands-on skills in farming, construction, and mechanical crafts 7. Adventuring-adventuring, competing, and risk taking through athletic, police, and military activities

29 Basic Scales
Influencing
Leadership Public Speaking Advertising/Marketing Law/Politics Sales

Organizing
Supervision Office Practices Financial Services

Helping
Adult Development Child Development Medical Practice Counseling Religious Activities

29 Basic Scales (contd)

Creating
Art/Design Writing Fashion Performing Arts International Activ. Culinary Arts
Science Woodworking Plants/Gardens

Analyzing
Mathematics

Producing
Mechanical Crafts Farming/Forestry Animal Care

Adventuring
Athletics/Physical Fitness Military/Law Enforcement Risks/Adventure

58 Occupations
Influencing Attorney Financial Planner Hotel Manager Manufacturers Rep Marketing Director Realtor CEO/President HR Director School Superintendent Ad Account Exec Media Executive PR Director Corporate Trainer
Organizing Secretary Bank Manager Insurance Agent Retail Store Manager Hospital Administrator Accountant Bookkeeper

58 Occupations (contd)
Helping Child Care Worker Guidance Counselor Religious Leader Teacher K-12 Social Worker Psychologist Nursing Administrator Creating Commercial Artist Fashion Designer Liberal Arts Professor Librarian Musician Translator/Interpreter Writer/Editor Restaurant Manager Chef

58 Occupations (contd)
Analyzing Physician Chemist Medical Researcher Math/Science Teacher Computer Programmer Statistician Systems Analyst Producing Carpenter Electrician Veterinarian Airline Mechanic Agribusiness Manager Landscape Architect Architect

58 Occupations (contd)
Adventuring
Police Officer Military Officer Ski Instructor Test Pilot Athletic Coach Athletic Trainer Emergency Medical Technician Fitness Instructor

2 Special Scales
Academic Focus
Assesses attraction to and comfort in educational/academic settings, not academic success/failure

Extraversion
Assesses undifferentiated attraction to people and confidence in working with others

Score Patterns
Develop
Interests high, Skills lower Develop skill or enjoy as hobby

Pursue
Interests high, Skills High Include in top career choices

Avoid
Interest low, Skills low Exclude from top career choices

Explore
Interests lower, Skills high Transfer skills or rekindle interests

Sample of self report of Campbell

Interest and Skills Survey

Campbell Interest and Skills Survey

Language(s): English and Spanish Method(s) of administration: Self-report.

Training requirements, scoring and interpretation:

Computerized scoring via Q Local software available from publisher, or hand scoring via mail-in reports. Interpretation requires a degree or certification in a field that is recognized by Pearson as requiring training and experience in a relevant area of assessment (e.g., occupational therapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers, etc.).

Sample norms, reliability, and validity

Sample for development of norms: 5,225 adults from a variety of ethnic and educational backgrounds. Reliability: The authors reported internal consistency coefficients (alphas) of 0.79-0.87, and test-retest reliability coefficients of 0.79-0.87 also. Validity:
Evidence of moderate concurrent validity has been reported by a number of authors. Convergent and divergent validities have also been demonstrated. It has been reported that this instrument demonstrates predictive validity with respect to choice of college/university major.

Availability
Permission to use: Permission required to use Downloads: No copy available from the Centre. Contact author or publisher

References
Boggs, K. R. (1999). Campbell interest and skill survey: Review and critique. Measurement & Evaluation in Counseling & Development, 32(3), 168-182. Campbell, D. P., Hyne, S. A., & Nilsen, D. L. (1992). Manual for the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey. Minneapolis, MN: National Computer Systems. Campbell, D. (2002). The history and development of the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey. J Journal of Career Assessment, 10(2), 150-168. Campbell, D. P. (1995). The Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS): A product of ninety years of psychometric evolution. Journal of Career Assessment, 3(4), 391-410. Guerrero, G. (2001). Measurement equivalence of English and Spanish versions of the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (Doctoral dissertation). The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX. Hansen, J. I., & Leuty, M. E. (2007). Evidence of validity for the Skill Scale scores of the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 71(1), 23-44. Hansen, J. I., & Neuman, J. L. (1999). Evidence of concurrent prediction of the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS) for college major selection. Journal of Career Assessment, 7(3), 239-247. Pendergrass, L.A., Hansen, J.I., Neuman, J.L., & Nutter, K. J. (2003). Examination of the concurrent validity of scores from the CISS for student-athlete college major selection: A brief report. Measurement & Evaluation in Counseling & Development, 35(4), 212-217. Sullivan, B.A., & Hansen, J.I. (2004). Evidence of construct validity of the interest scales on the