Study and Career Interests (Interests Questionnaire)

Study and Career Interests helps map interests for study programme and career choice at higher professional (hbo) and university (wo) level.

Another interest questionnaire from Ixly is the Work-related Interests, for career choice and career advice.

Application
The questionnaire helps an adviser by showing which interests a candidate has, in order to advise on study and career choice. Study and Career Interests is specifically aimed at the context of study choice for hbo and wo programmes. This questionnaire is primarily intended for study choice, but can also be useful for career choice.

Development
Study and Career Interests was developed to map interest in studies and related sectors. The items were created by asking students from various study programmes in higher professional education (HBO) and university education (WO) what they find interesting about their study. This produced a large number of interest statements. After various analyses, a questionnaire emerged that inventories interest areas in the language of students. Specific scales for the Study and Career Interests are:
  • Alpha fields: Language and culture, Communication, History, Artistic, Musical, Theology and Philosophy
  • Beta fields: Architecture, Geology, Computer science, Exact sciences, Engineering, Agricultural, Biological
  • Gamma fields: Social, Healthcare, Animal healthcare, Education, Financial-economic, Management and policy, Commercial, Socio-political, Law
  • Specific interest areas: Sport, Security, Tourism
Sample question Study and Career Interests


Reporting
Sample graphical display of the results from the Study and Career Interests report.



Quick Facts
Language
NL | EN
Norm group
Advice (N=280)
Time
10-20 minutes
Credits
60
Reliability
0.74