Filipino Work Value Scale

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I. TITLE OF THE TEST Filipino Work Values Scale (FWVS) II. TYPE OF TEST Personality Test/Values Inventory III. TEST DESCRIPTION The Filipino Work Values Scale (FWVS) authored by Vicentita M. Cervera, Ed. D. in English is an instrument designed to determine a person’s work values. The scale consists of 80 items and it takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes to ac Filipino version of the scale is also available. By value is meant a conception, explicit or implicit, distinctive of an individual or characteristic of a group, of the desirable which influences the selection from available modes, means and ends of action (Kluckhohn, 1959, p. 395). A value is the stance that the self takes to the total environment as expressed…show more content…
The value subscales were derived from a review of foreign and local literature and from a survey of work values of Metro Manila workers. The following are the different descriptions of the FWVS subscales: Environmental (ENV): Associated with work which is carried out under pleasant physical conditions – not too hot nor too cold, noisy, dirty, crowded, not far from where one lives. Familial (FAM): Related to the family – family cohesion, family unity, emotional closeness and security in the f amily, firm loyalty to the family ties in activities, family-oriented achievement motivation, respect for parents. Intellectual-Achievement Oriented (INTACT): Associated with work which 1) provides for opportunity for independent thinking and for learning how and why things work, and 2) gives one feeling of accomplishment in doing a job well (Super, 1970). Interpersonal (INTER): Related to persons – “amor propio”, “hiya”, “utang na loob”, use of intermediaries, or go between, the value of loyalty, hospitalitiy, “pakikisama”, emotional closeness, respect for…show more content…
V. CHECKING AND SCORING Scoring of the scale can be done manually. A scoring key for each 10 work values subscale is provided . The raw score for each responses will be computed to get the percentile rank of the examinee. The Percentile rank, on the other hand, will give the interpretation of the for each subscale under the FWVS. A scoring sheet gave a profile of the person’s work values. V. TEST RESULTS The following results were received after checking and scoring for each value subscale: For Environmental (ENV), I receive a raw score of 45 with a percentile rank of 93.60 and a corresponding interpretation of Very Strong work

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