A study of the intercorrelations of interest, mental ability, personal and social adjustments of a group of high school senior girls

Added Title

Survey of adolescent problems of two groups of high school senior girls

Date of Publication

1967

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education major in Guidance and Counseling

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Counseling and Educational Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Raul Mirasol FSC

Defense Panel Chair

Exaltacion Ramos

Defense Panel Member

C. Paul Hebert FSC
Edgardo Sto. Domingo FSC
Felicisima Carillo

Abstract/Summary

This study surveys the vocational interest of a group of high school senior girls. The study relates their vocational interest with mental ability and personal and social adjustments. The investigation was limited to the study of 50 high school senior girls of St. Mary's Academy in Meycauayan, Bulacan in school year 1966-1967. Information for each subject was obtained from three different tests, namely: 1. The Otis Self-Administering Test of Mental Ability, Higher Examination, Form A 2. Occupational Interest Inventory 3. California Test of Personality, Secondary Level. The study employed the correlation method of research. Pearson Product-Moment technique was used for solving the coefficient of correlation between the paired sets of data and coefficient of multiple correlation was also computed to measure the strength of relationship between two or more variables taken together. From the findings of the study, the following conclusions were made: 1. One's vocational interest does not generally correlate with mental ability. 2. Findings on the relationship between the subjects' vocational interest and personal and social adjustment seemed to reflect that the degree and type of adjustments hardly distinguished between the interest patterns of the group. 3. The subjects' mental ability seemed to have no relationship whatsoever upon their personal and social adjustment as shown by the negligible correlation. 4. Personal adjustment is substantially correlated with social adjustment. 5. Little is accounted for by whatever is measured by I.Q. and Personal and Social Adjustments. 6. The low correlation between the mental ability and their low scores for vocational interests would indicate an urgent need on the part of these students for vocational guidance to enable them to make wise vocational choices on the basis of information as to their mental ability and interest.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TG00857B

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

2 v. in 1 ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Vocational interest

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