TY  - JOUR
A1  - Nagy, Gabriel
A1  - Trautwein, Ulrich
A1  - Maaz, Kai
T1  - Ability and interest profiles at the end of lower secondary school structure, specification, and associations with educational choices
JF  - Zeitschrift für pädagogische Psychologie.
N2  - This paper investigates the role of ability profiles and profiles of vocational interests at the transition from "Realschule" (lower secondary level) into the academic and vocational oriented "Gymnasium" (upper secondary track) school. Based on Guttman's (1954) radex model of cognitive and academic abilities as well as Holland's (1997) circumplex model of vocational interests, we developed statistical models for assessing individual differences in intraindividual profiles. The empirical results underscore the validity of our profile approach. Particularly (1) profiles derived on basis of test scores, grades, and interests were associated with all educational choices under consideration, and (2) decisions for different gymnasia types were systematically and meaningfully associated with individual profile parameters. In addition (3) criterion correlations of interest and ability measures could be explained by individual profile parameters.
KW  - ability profiles
KW  - interest profiles
KW  - radex model
KW  - circumplex model
KW  - educational choices
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1024/1010-0652/a000063
SN  - 1010-0652
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
SP  - 79
EP  - 99
PB  - Hogrefe
CY  - Bern
ER  -