Reliability and Validity of the “Reading-free Vocational Interest Inventory (R-FVII)” in Adolescents and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

It is noticed lack of vocational guidance tools for students with intellectual disabilities (ID), certified as to their reliability and validity. The purpose of the present study was to examine the psychometric characteristics of the “Reading - Free Vocational Interest Inventory” (R-FVII) of Becker (1981), which is one of the best non - verbal assessment tool of vocational preferences. The participants were 35 students with mild ID at the Training Schools for Persons with Special Needs in Western Macedonia and their teachers (N=34). Based on the data obtained, it was found that the tool has satisfactory levels of reliability and validity.