A Comparison Study of the Paper, Personal Computer (PC), and Internet Versions of Holland’s Self-Directed Search: Technical Report No. 30

Undergraduate nursing students' compatibility with the nursing profession

“…The Self-Directed Search inventory is one of the most widely used interest inventories [11,12]. It is used widely to assess congruence or "fit" between individuals' personality types and their work or educational environments.…”

“…Internal consistency coefficient on the summary scale of the SDS ranged from 0.90 to 0.94. Test retest reliability correlation of the summery scales also ranged from 0.76 to 0.89 [12-14]. We used the farsi version of SDS that was translated and culturally adapted by Hoseinian and Yazdy, 1995 [1].…”

Computer versus Paper-and-Pencil Assessment of Educational Development: A Comparison of Psychometric Features and Examinee Preferences

“…in general, researchers have found that attitudes about computerized assessment vary for questionnaires and tests. When researchers have compared reactions to questionnaires, they have usually found that respondents prefer computer over paper administration (see, e.g., White, clements, & Fowler, 1985;rosenfeld, Doherty, Vicino, Kantor, & greaves, 1989;Booth-Kewley, edwards, rosenfeld, 1992;schulenberg & yutrzenka, 2001;Vispoel, Boo, & Bleiler, 2001;ryan, corry, attewell, & smithson, 2002;salgado & Moscoso, 2003;lumsden, sampson, reardon, lenz, & Peterson, 2004;Dilillo, Degue, Kras, Di loretocolgan, & Nash, 2006;Naus, Philipp, & samsi, 2009). With tests, however, researchers have found inconclusive or conflicting results with no clear preference for computer administration (e.g., Ward, Hooper, & Hannafin, 1989;Powers & o'Neill, 1993;sieppert & Krysik, 1996;Deangelis, 2000).…”

Test Review: Self-Directed Search®–Fifth Edition

“…Quite possibly, the most exciting feature of the fifth edition is the revised web-based versions. Although more recent data are unavailable, Lumsden et al (2002) found that college students preferred the computer-based SDS administration over the SDS paper version. Given the increasing popularity of web-based platforms, practitioners will likely see an increased demand for computer-delivered career assessments.…”

“…The Assessment Booklet provides easy to understand guidance on using these raw scores to calculate six summed scores to determine the three highest typologies, resulting in the three-letter summary code. Although Lumsden, Sampson, Reardon, and Lenz (2002) felt that the paper version of the SDS was more transparent and reduced technology equity issues, Holland and Messer (2013) found a 13% error rate in self-scoring when clients did not use technology (e.g., calculator) to check calculations.…”