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Construction and Validation of Occupational Interest Scale Among Higher Secondary School Teachers in Kerala

Sunnesh K Dr. G. Arumugam

Subject area: Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities  ·  Area of research: Educational Psychology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV10I2-1720293

Abstract

The main aim of this study was construct and validate of Occupational interest scale (OIS). The scale consists of total 64 positive and 11 negative likert type items namely; always, frequently, sometimes, rarely, never. The preliminary instrument consists of 75 likert types item was tested on 100 Higher secondary School Teachers after the refinement of items using different procedures only 68 items were selected. The construction and development of tests was done by expert review. Preliminary draft items analysis, selection of item, preparation of final test norms validity (0.935) and reliability (0.821) the Occupational interest scale among higher secondary school Teachers.

Keywords

Occupational Interest, Higher Secondary School Teachers, T-Test.

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Sunnesh K, Dr. G. Arumugam "Construction and Validation of Occupational Interest Scale Among Higher Secondary School Teachers in Kerala" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 10 Issue 2 2026 Page 754-759 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV10I2-1720293
Sunnesh K, Dr. G. Arumugam "Construction and Validation of Occupational Interest Scale Among Higher Secondary School Teachers in Kerala" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 10, no. 2, Aug. 2026, doi: https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV10I2-1720293
Sunnesh K, Dr. G. Arumugam (2026). Construction and Validation of Occupational Interest Scale Among Higher Secondary School Teachers in Kerala. Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 10(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV10I2-1720293
Sunnesh K, Dr. G. Arumugam "Construction and Validation of Occupational Interest Scale Among Higher Secondary School Teachers in Kerala" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 10, no. 2, Aug. 2026. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV10I2-1720293
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