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Miss Samaneh Zarean Shahraki, Mr Mohammad Rabiei, Mr Yousef Gorji,
Volume 17, Issue 65 (4-2018)
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Aim: To investigate and compare the Structure of vocational interest in gifted and non-gifted high school students, based on Tracey's Spherical Model in Shahre-kord. Materials & Methods: The method used in this descriptive study was causal-comparative. 400 participants were selected by using random sampling. data was collected using A Tracy's personal globe questionnaire. The data was analyzed using independent T- Test. Results: The results showed that in five scales of vocational interests, among eight basic interest types(social facilities, managing ,business detail,data processing & mechanical), there are significant differences in Lower prestige interest types(Quality control & basic services),Holland RIASEC Types(realistic, social, enterprising & conventional) among gifted and non-gifted students. The mean differences were higher in ordinary schools’ students but in two types of dimensional scales in gifted students (people/thing, data/ ideas) the means were significantly higher. Conclusions: According to the study, it can be concluded that despite the personality traits of gifted students, differences in their interests are only apparent in a few number of scales, due to different learning environments, uncommon styles of teaching, being under pressure by society & their family who suppress their interests. our recommendation for their teachers & family is attempting to identify student's interests as much as other educational dimensions.
Yussef Piltan, Mohammad Rabiee, Rezvan Salehi, Mohammad Reza Abedi,
Volume 24, Issue 96 (1-2026)
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▌Aim: Identifying vocational interest assessment tools that both possess acceptable psychometric properties and remain aligned with contemporary developments represents a current challenge in Iran. The objective of this scoping review was to compile a comprehensive inventory of vocational interest assessment tools available in Iran for which psychometric properties have been examined. ▌Methods: This study was conducted as a scoping review. The study corpus consisted of Persian-language articles on educational and vocational interest inventories published in Iran. A total of 54 articles were retrieved from the Civilica, Comprehensive Portal of Humanities, Noormags, MagIran, and SID databases. The article selection process followed the PRISMA-ScR flow diagram, and after screening, 12 articles published between 1377 and 1397 (Solar Hijri calendar) were included in the final review. ▌Findings: The review identified five vocational interest assessment instruments. Analyses indicated that the majority of research focused on Tracey’s Personal Globe Inventory (8 studies), followed by instruments based on Holland’s Hexagonal Model (4 studies). ▌Conclusion: Examination of the psychometric properties of these instruments revealed a predominant emphasis on internal structure validity and internal consistency reliability. Notably, no vocational interest assessment tool grounded in Iran’s indigenous cultural context has yet been developed. Future research is therefore necessary to address existing gaps in validity evidence for vocational interest assessment tools in Iran.
Lale Jamalpour, Mohammad Rabiee, Rezvan Salehi Najafabadi,
Volume 25, Issue 98 (9-2026)
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Aim: This study aimed to examine the effect of interest self-awareness training based on True Colors Theory on career indecision among ninth-grade male students. ▌Methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental pretest–posttest control-group design with a one-month follow-up. The study population consisted of ninth-grade male students in Isfahan during the 2022–2023 academic year. A sample of 44 students was selected through multistage cluster random sampling and assigned to an experimental group (n = 22) and a control group (n = 22). The experimental group received seven 90-minute sessions of interest self-awareness training based on Don Lowry’s True Colors Theory (Kalil, 2005), whereas the control group remained on a waiting list. Data were collected using the Career Decision Scale developed by Osipow et al. (1976) and analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance in SPSS version 23. ▌Findings: Interest self-awareness training based on True Colors Theory significantly reduced career indecision among students. The experimental and control groups differed significantly in career indecision at posttest and follow-up, and the reduction in career indecision in the experimental group was maintained at the one-month follow-up (p < .05). ▌Conclusion: Interest self-awareness training based on True Colors Theory was effective in reducing career indecision among ninth-grade male students, with the effects maintained at follow-up. These findings suggest that school counselors, educators, and administrators may use this approach to help students develop greater self-awareness of their interests and address career indecision as they prepare to select an academic track.
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