An analysis of the differences of the scores obtained by different cultural groups on the Kuder Preference Record

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by  Anderson, Clifford L

an analysis of the differences of the scores
OBTAINED BY DIFFERENT CULTURAL GROUPS
ON THE KUDER PREFERENCE RECORD
A Thesis
Presented to
the Faculty of the School of Education
The U niversity of Southern C alifornia
In P a rtia l Fulfillm ent
of the Requirements for the Degree
Master of Science in Education
by
C lifford L» Anderson
May 1950
UMI Number: EP56113
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This thesis, written under the direction of the
Chairman of the candidate’s Guidance Committee
and approved hy all members of the Committee,
has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty
of the School of Education of the University of
Southern California in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Science
in Education.
Dean
Guidance Committee
Chairman
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. THE PROBLEM AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED . . I
The p ro b le m .......................... 1
Statement of the problem • • * • • • • • . 1
The importance of the s t u d y ........................... 1
Lim itations of the stu d y ...................... * 2
D efinition of terms . . . • • • • • . • • • 8
Interest inventory .................................................. 2
Kuder Preference Record / 3
C ultural g ro u p s ............................... 5
Organization of the study . ........................... 3
II. REYHW OF THE LITERATURE ................................ 5
Doctrine of in terest . . . . . . . 5
Interest in the field of guidance .................. 6
Counselling m inority groups ................................ 10
Kuder Preference R e c o rd ........................................ 16
Relation of Preference Record scores to
general and special a b ilitie s . . . . . . 18
Preference Record scores and achievement . . 20
III. METHODOLOGT ................................................................... Z2
Source of d a ta ............................................................... 22
Adm inistration of the Kuder Preference Record 22
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CHAPTER PAGE
Adm inistration of the Wechsler-Bellevue
Intelligence Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Ju stificatio n of use of Wechsler-Bellevue
Intelligence Scale for Negro and Mexican
subjects « ............................................................... £4
Selection of s u b je c ts ......................................... . £5
Matching of cases ♦ . ............................... • . ♦ 25
S ta tistic a l procedures ............................................. £7
I?. EXTENT OF VARIATION IN THE SCORES . . . . . . 31
Wechsler-Bellevue Scale of Intelligence • . 31
Kuder Preference Record . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mechanical Soale • ................................................. 31
Computational S c a l e ............................................. 33
S cientific S c a le ........................................ 33
Persuasive S c a le ...................................................... 33
A rtistic Scale . ............................... 3S
Musical Scale ........................................ 38
lite ra ry Scale . . . . . .................................... 38
Social Service Scale . . . . . . . . . . . 42
C lerical Scale . . . . . . . . . .................. 42
Graphic presentation of r e s u l t s ....................... 42
Discussion .......................................................... 42
V. SUMMARY AND CONCHJSIONS............................................. 49
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CHAPTER PAGE
Summary.............................................................. . . . . 49
Conclusions , ............................. 58
BIBXIOGRAPHT • . .............................................................................. 55
APPENDIX............................................ . 61
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE PAGE
I. C ultural Composition of tlxe Population
Tasted in the Guidance Center ......................* . ■ 20
II* Agreement of Ages and Intelligence Quotients
for the Matohed Cases of Negro and White
Subjects .......................................................... 28
III. Agreement of Ages and Intelligence Quotients
for the Matched Cases of Negro and Mexican
Subjects . . . . . . . . . . 29
IT. Means and Standard Deviations for the In tel­
ligence Quotients Obtained on Wechsler-
Bellevue Full Scale Scores for the Negro,
White, and Mexican C roups........................................ 32
Y. S ta tistic a l Data for the Kuder Preference Record
Mechanical Scale .......................................................... 34
YI. S ta tistic a l Data for the Kuder Preference Record
Computational Scale ................................................. 35
T O . S ta tistic a l Data for the Kuder Preference Record
S cientific Scale * . . . ........................................ 36
T ill. S ta tistic a l Data for the Kuder Preference Record
Persuasive S c a l e ............................................ 3?
IX. S ta tistic a l Data for the Kuder Preference Reoord
A rtistic Soale ............................................................... 39
Vi
TAB IE PAGES
X, S ta tistic a l Bata for the Kuder preference Record
Musical Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
XI. S ta tistic a l Bata for the Kuder Preference Record
literacy Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
XII. S ta tistic a l Bata for the Kuder Preference Record
Social Service Scale ............................................ • 43
XIII. S ta tistic a l Bata for the Kuder Preference Record
C lerical Soale ...................................................... . . . 44
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE PAGE
1. Composite P rofile of Mean Scores for Kegro,
White, and Mexican Groups on the Kuder
Preference Record 45
CHAPTER I
THE PROBIEM AND DEFINITIONS OF TEBMS USED
■yooational counseling is approaching the status of
a science in that tools used in counseling situations are
expected to withstand the scrutiny of s ta tis tic a l analysis*
One instrument used hy counselors is the Kuder Preference
Record, an interest inventory for which there is consider­
able sta tis tic a l evidence to show its value and lim itations*
As additional data heoome available, the usefulness of th is
in terest inventory w ill probably increase.
I. THE PROBLEM
Statement of the problem. The purpose of th is study
was to determine if there is a difference in the scores
obtained for Negro, Mexican, and White individuals on the
Kuder Preference Record.
The Importance of the study. Interests of Mexican,
Negro, and White individuals have been considered to he d if­
ferent in a number of field s. This investigation w ill pro­
vide an objective measure of the level of in terests of each
of these three groups on the nine scales of the Kuder Pref­
erence Record. These resu lts w ill show to what degree d if­
ferences do exist* In the United States a considerable