Rasch model analysis: Measuring psychometric properties of career orientation scale for high school students

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Zakki Nurul Amin, Kusnarto Kurniawan, Eko Nusantoro, Juhdi Amin

2021 Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Conference paper Cited by 1 Quartile

Abstract

According to the Super career development theory, high school students as adolescents need to have a clear understanding of their career orientation. Career orientation is defined as the direction of the tendency to make conclusions about future career expectation. The phenomenon is not easy to reveal students' career orientation due to the limitations of measuring instruments used by school counsellors. Using the Rasch analysis model, this study aims to measure the psychometric properties of 20 items on the Career Orientation Scale (COS), including measuring the validity and reliability of this scale which is specially prepared for high school students. The study involved 65 high school students who were taken by random sampling. The results showed that COS had psychometric properties and internal consistency to prove to be a valid and reliable research instrument. This research implies that researchers can use COS to collect data or information related to the career orientation of high school students. © IEOM Society International.

Affiliations

Guidance and Counseling Department Program, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri, Semarang, Indonesia; Institut Agama Islam Negeri Surakarta, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia