There certain problems appear when using English language versions of robust psychometric instruments to identify when it comes to pinpointing Vocational Personalities, in a learning environment other than English native are usually written in English, intended to be used in a Western environment. When employed in a separate language environment, there are problems during translation, as well as cultural matters. An example of this is seen where there are linguistic inconsistencies during literal question or other item translation, meaning there are minor (or major) changes in the meaning for the translates output, which alters the validity and reliability of measurement of the estimations. A word for word translation of Holland's RIASEC of Vocational Personalities was applied to 178 students at the King Abdulaziz University; this is a study that describes validity, internal reliability, factor structure and Correlation Analysis for Holland's RIASEC in Arabic.Keywords: Holland's RIASEC types, vocational interests, personality, reliability, validity,
Many students have problems determining their college majors and what their suitable career could be. This paper shows how to find a career that fits their personality, and aims to help students to analyse their personality based on yes/no questions. This paper will extract the best suitable career for them by using the Holland test -the Arabic version -that is one of the most popular models used for career tests. The Holland theory groups people into six different categories of personality type known as (RIASEC): Realistic (R), Investigative (I), Artistic (A), Social (S), Enterprising (E), and Conventional (C) ,This study implements a new set of tasks, testing fifty-five students in King Abdul Aziz University with the use of the Arabic version of the Holland test. The test was applied to females students from two majors. The implications of the test results will help students know their personality types and determine the suitable career for them, with the results suggesting what the suitable career is for students that match their personalities. The authors provide a review of previous studies and a description of the approach that the authors followed. This paper compares females students majoring in computer science and information systems at King Abdul Aziz University, with the result showing a difference between the two majors.
Determining the integrity of emotion recognition in adults is important to our understanding of facial expressions and the learning of social skills. This study implements a new set of tasks, testing 109 individuals in Saudi Arabia with the use of the Cambridge Mindreading (CAM) Test. The test was applied to adult males and females. Results showed how people performed with regard to emotion recognition displayed by other faces. The implications of the test results will help people know their level of understanding regarding the facial expressions of others before ascertaining the appropriate suggestions, and to make the test suit our society. Additionally, this study focuses on the extent to which a person can understand the facial expressions of the people around them, and also this test can be used to help to diagnose if people suffer from Asperger autism. The authors provide a review of previous studies and a description of the approach that the authors follow, as well as concluding observations. This paper compares male and females reading facial expressions in Saudi Arabia, the result shows a significant difference between male and female participants.
A web-based working memory (WM) test system is a management system website that allows students to test their ability and skills in remembering visual patterns. It also enables you to record and store the data for individuals. The system is developed using HTML, PHP and MySQL as a database system to manage and store the data. The system targets several users: children and adults who suffer from attention deficit or learning problems. The main objectives for developing the website are to educate the community on the benefits of performing the working memory test of the activity of the brain and improvements in social skills and improving poor academic and professional performance, especially in maths and reading comprehension. This study implements a set of tasks, testing 59 adults aged 18-24 years of age at King Abdul-Aziz University for testing and measuring WM and cognitive abilities. Results showed tests depended on the age entry by the user. The implications of the test results will help people know their WM level before ascertaining the appropriate suggestions, and to make the test suit our society.
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