TECHNICAL SHEET

IPP-R (Revised Interest and Professional Preferences)

Origin: María Victoria De La Cruz López.
Application: Individual or collective.
Scope of application: Adolescents (from 13 years old) and adults.
Variable, between 20 and 35 minutes.
Purpose: Appreciation of the interests of individuals in 15 professional fields, taking into account
list the most representative professions in each field and the main tasks they perform
They integrate. Information about the knowledge that subjects have regarding professions and
existing tasks.
Baremo: Tables of scales for ESO students (conducted with samples from the 2nd year courses and
4°) and the high school (with samples from the 1st and 2nd years)

DESCRIPTION

The questionnaire consists of 180 questions with four alternatives:

I like it
B. I don't care
C. I don't like it
D. I do not know the activity or profession.

Through the questionnaire, personal preferences regarding 15 fields are evaluated.

professionals, each field is evaluated with 12 items that are divided into tasks and activities (6), and in
professions (6).
PROFESSIONAL FIELDS:

Professional Field 1–Scientific

Activities: Study living beings, the Earth and its components, and the phenomena of
firmament. Apply knowledge of the properties of matter to medicine, the
agriculture, food, Apply scientific knowledge about the environment to the
conservation of natural resources. Research on the sea as a source of wealth. Research in
optics, electronics.

• Profesiones: Geólogo. Biólogo. Astrónomo. Químico. Licenciado en Ciencias Ambientales.

Physicist.

Professional field 2–Technician

• Activities: Project buildings and urban areas and oversee their construction. Design
facilities for communications (radar, telephony, radio). Carry out projects to build
ports, roads or bridges. Develop projects in applied electronics for industry. Control
air traffic.

• Professions: Architect. Surveyor. Telecommunications Engineer, Aeronautical Engineer.

Electronics, Roads or Industrial. Technical engineer in any of these fields.

Professional field 3–Healthcare

Activities: Examine patients and establish diagnoses for various diseases.

Perform surgical interventions. Establish and carry out rehabilitation treatments. Treat the
dental diseases. Know the uses and effects of medications. Establish and
control diets and meal plans. Collaborate with the doctor in the treatment of patients.

• Profesiones:Médico. Fisioterapeuta. Odontólogo. Dietista. Oftalmólogo. Médico especialista.

Psychologist. Psychiatrist.
Professional field 4–Humanities

Activities: Study the actions of man throughout time. Apply the knowledge.
about art in teaching or in publications. Interpret or translate texts. Study the groups
humans and their relationships. Study the foundations of the Catholic religion and comparative history
of religions. Cooperate with people to solve social problems.

• Profesiones: Historiador. Especialista en arte. Sociólogo. Filósofo. Trabajador social.

Archaeologist. Anthropologist.

Professional Field 5 - Legal-Social

• Activities: Intervene before the courts of justice or be part of them. Advise on

legal issues. Investigate criminal behaviors. Advise on conflicts
labor issues. Represent companies or workers before the courts. Analyze crimes or offenses and
your relationship with the criminal. Representing your own country in other countries.

• Profesiones:Abogado. Investigador privado. Diplomado en relaciones laborales. Diplomático.

Bachelor's degree in Labor Sciences. Criminologist.

Professional Field 6–Communication- Information

Activities: Search for and write news to publish. Design campaigns or elements of
advertising. Study processes and techniques of audiovisual media. Obtain images with a camera
photographic, cinematographic,..., present them or publish them. Record and reproduce sounds.

• Professions: Journalist. Degree in Audiovisual Communication. Technician in Image or in

Sound. Director - audiovisual media producer.

Professional field 7–Psychopedagogical

Activities: Analyze or devise teaching techniques and educational procedures. Evaluate the
students' abilities. Advise on methods to solve learning problems or
adaptation. Working in adult education or integration of the disabled. Teaching students
with special needs. Provide physical education teachings. Cooperate in education of
children from zero to three years.

• Profesiones: Pedagogo. Psicólogo escolar. Educador social. Maestro en educación especial.

Master specialist in physical education. Technician in early childhood education. Teacher.

Professional field 8–Business-administrative-commercial

Activities: Interpret and solve practical problems in companies. Establish plans for
growth in companies. Apply technical knowledge in the field of insurance. Develop plans
of product marketing. Establish homeowners' associations, draft the minutes and the
statutes of the same. Act as a mediator in the rental, purchase, or sale of properties. Carry out
administrative procedures on behalf of others.

• Professions: Economist. Technician in commercial management. Real estate manager. Agent of the
real estate property. Administrative manager. Bachelor in Actuarial and Financial Sciences.

Professional field 9–Computer Science

Activities: Perform specialized tasks in the fields of computer science. Carry out the
computer applications programming. Develop management software for companies. Carry out
Applied computer science jobs in communications. Working on data processing
applying computer science, electronics, and telecommunications.

• Professions: Computer Engineer. Higher Technician in Application Development

Computing. Higher technician in computer systems administration. Technical engineer in
Management Informatics. Specialist in Telematics.

Professional field 10–agricultural– livestock – environmental

Activities: Organize agricultural or livestock farms to improve plant products

and animal breeds. Promote the development of natural spaces. Decide on the repopulation of
forests. Manage agricultural farms, improve their production. Prevent, diagnose and treat the
animal diseases. Care for the diet and hygiene of the animals dedicated to
food production. Carry out tasks of surveillance and protection of the environment in forests,
gardens or parks.

• Profesiones:Ingeniero agrónomo. Ingenieros de montes. Veterinario. Ingeniero técnico agrícola.

Technician in forestry work and environmental conservation.

Professional field 11–artistic-plastic-crafts-fashion

Conserve and restore cultural assets (sculptures, paintings, elements)

archaeological...) without altering them. Illustrate books using graphic techniques. Create designs for the
improvement of interior spaces. Drawing or designing elements for textile decoration, ceramics or
furniture. Design and create items related to fashion (fabrics, jewelry, footwear,…).
Create ceramic pieces.

•Profesiones: Dibujante. Restaurador de bienes culturales. Ilustrador de publicaciones. Diseñador

interior designer. Ceramist. Graphic arts and design technician. Fashion designer.

Professional field 12–artistic-musical-show

• Activities: To portray a character in theater, film, or television. To dub voices of

foreign actors for the translated versions of movies. Give recitals or concerts like
soloist or as part of a group. Dance in public performances interpreting classical dance
the modern. Being part of an orchestra or performing as a soloist. Research the history of music,
his techniques and methods.

• Profesiones: Cantante. Actor profesional. Actor de doblaje. Músico instrumentista. Bailarín.

Musicologist
.
Professional field 13 - Armed forces - security - protection

Carry out technical or command work as part of the Army. Work for
guarantee the safety of citizens and the exercise of freedoms. Safeguard
establishments, offices,... to prevent thefts or other crimes. Extinguishing fires or carrying out work
to prevent them. To rescue and administer first aid to people in risky situations in the
rivers, swamps,... Carrying out work in mechanics, electricity, electronics,... being part of
of the Army.

• Profesiones:Policía. Vigilante jurado. Oficial del Ejército. Bombero. Especialista del Ejército.
Aquatic Rescue Technician.

Professional field 14 - Sports

• Activities: Advise on sports and physical activity in schools or sports centers. Lead
expeditions through trails or mountain areas, walking, biking,… Teach the practice of
some sport. Helping athletes recover from their injuries through massage. Organize
physical activities in schools, health centers,... Training athletes.

• Professions: Sports activity driver. Sports technician. Bachelor of Science in

Physical Activity. Sports Massager. Trainer. Sports Animator.

Professional field 15–Tourism and hospitality

Activities: Establish tourist destinations or routes. Prepare activity programs.

animation and carrying them out. Seek to improve tourism. Manage restaurants or prepare
food. Attend to passengers on airplanes or ships. Organize the welcome of clients in a
hotel.

• Professions: Tourist animation technician. Tourism technician. Cabin crew or assistant

by boat. Technician in tourist information. Higher technician in accommodation. Technician in
restoration.
MATERIALS

Booklet

Response sheet

Auxiliary material, pencils, eraser, etc.

Correction program.

APPLICATION RULES

GENERAL

Apply when the subject is not too tired.

Ensure that there are no interruptions or that you have to perform other tasks.

Gather the necessary materials before the test and place them in an accessible location for the test administrator.

Schedule enough time, taking into account the instruction time and resolving doubts.

The examiner stays for the entire duration of the test.

A brief explanation is given about the reason for conducting the examination, insisting that it must
pay attention to the execution.

The examiner must be familiar with the instructions as well as the content of the
inventory and the material to be used.

Avoid starting before giving the starting signal and ensure that all questions are asked.
before starting.

SPECIFIC

•Mark the answer on the answer sheet using pencil #2, do not write anything outside of it.
designated places, do not fold or wrinkle the answer sheet.
The answer sheets are distributed and you are asked to write down your identification data (number,
name, surname, age, etc.) in the spaces designated for this purpose. Samples are distributed.
the booklets, placed to the left of the subjects, with the cover facing up and indicating
that they do not write anything on them.

The instructions are read aloud and they must do it in silence.

The space corresponding to the letters A, B, C or D is marked with a pencil. To answer, I like it.
mark A, to answer I don't care or I have doubts
I wouldn't like to mark C, and to indicate I don't know the activity, D is marked.

Doubts are cleared up and it is requested that they start answering (insisting not to mark the booklet).

There is no time limit to take the test. 20 or 35 minutes, but it can take longer.
time.

Collect the material and check that the data is correct.

INTERPRETIVE NORMS

a) Evaluate professional interests, that is, which area of activity or professions are most appealing to you.

attractive at the time of evaluation and with the level of information of which
Arrange. Other aspects that can be decisive when making decisions are not being evaluated.
a professional choice.

b) The activities of the subjects are not being evaluated. An aspect that may be relevant for
to advise the subject regarding a certain professional choice. A person interested in
a certain profession but shows weak attitudes towards it. The professional must evaluate
to what extent can motivation compensate for the deficit of attitude in the field.

c) Family pressure, job expectations can be factors that carry weight in the
time to choose a profession.
Sometimes due to family pressure or external factors, a person may feel comfortable with their
preferences, when it has a different result in the test can end in failure
professional.

e) The test does not include all existing professions; what is important is to know the fields of
generic interests to the subject.