Complex Problem Solving, School Competencies and Their Relation to School GradesThe importance of Complex Problem Solving (CPS) within the educational context is well established. This is one of the reasons why CPS plays a prominent role in educational ...
Abstract. The benefits of the exchange of arguments for science education are well established. The argumentative theory of reasoning is in a good position to explain these benefits. It claims that the main function of reasoning is to argue: to produce ...
Are spatial ability and reasoning separable dimensions? Dimensionality analyses of two Rasch-scaled tests: 3DW and WMTAbstract. The dichotomous logistic Rasch Model has been employed in order to examine a result published by Kubinger, which indicates ...
Self-regulation in negotiation: Evaluation of a training program to improve negotiating competenceAbstract. The development and evaluation of a negotiation training program based on the model of self-regulation by Zimmerman (2000) is described. The ...
Der zum Zwecke der Personalauswahl entwickelte Analytische Test (AT) dient der Erfassung der Fähigkeit zum induktiven und deduktiven schlussfolgernden Denken bei Bewerbern im oberen Fähigkeitsbereich. Zur Erhöhung der Akzeptanz und zur Verbesserung der ...
Zusammenfassung. Die ASK soll mit insgesamt sieben Subtests die Intelligenzkomponenten Schlussfolgerndes und Kreatives Denken erfassen. Sie wurde für junge Erwachsene mit Bildungsabschluss Abitur entwickelt und an einer entsprechenden Personengruppe ...
The article proposes a shortened German version of the UPPS impulsive behavior scales. In Study 1, 149 high-school students completed the UPPS questionnaire, a Big-Five questionnaire, additional established self-report scales to measure conscientiousness ...
We investigated the effects of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) versus computerized fixed item testing (FIT) of reasoning ability on current motivation in terms of situational fear of failure and subjective probability of success, as well as flow. A ...
Abstract. This study explores how reasoning facets relate to tests of scholastic aptitude and to academic performance. Intelligence test scores and academic aptitude test scores from freshman students in science (n = 284) and economics ...
Abstract: Children with special educational needs in the area of learning (SEN-L) have severe learning disabilities and often exhibit substantial cognitive impairments. Therefore, standard assessment instruments of basic cognitive ...
Abstract. Some folk beliefs characterize wisdom as an essence – a set of immutable characteristics, developing as a consequence of an innate potential and extraordinary life experiences. Emerging empirical scholarship involving experiments,...
The aim of this study was to confirm that coordination and storage in the context of processing are significant predictors of reasoning even if crystallized intelligence is controlled for. It was also expected that sustained attention and coordination ...
Tests of attention are frequently used in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, and other applied settings. Depending on the assessment tradition, attention tests are designed and administered differently. Among other aspects, assessment traditions enable ...
Abstract. Curiosity is a basic driver for learning and development. It has been conceptualized as a desire for new information and knowledge that motivates people to explore their physical and social environment. This raises the ...
Abstract: Reasoning ability has commonly been regarded as the best predictor of academic and occupational success. Due to concerns about the validity of multiple-choice (MC) formats, test security breaches, and the fact that the ...
Abstract. The Monty Hall Dilemma (MHD) is an intriguing example of the discrepancy between people’s intuitions and normative reasoning. This study examines whether the notorious difficulty of the MHD is associated with limitations in working memory ...
Many studies have shown that inferential behavior is strongly affected by access to real-life information about premises. However, it is also true that both children and adults can often make logically appropriate inferences that lead to empirically ...
Abstract. Recent studies indicate that a vast majority of people judge the probability of a conditional <if A then C> as equivalent to the conditional probability of <A, given C>. This means that in evaluating the applicability of a conditional people do ...
Two studies examined the hypothesis that accepting false premises as true in order to make the modus ponens (MP) inference requires inhibition of contradictory knowledge. Study 1 presented both MP and affirmation of the consequent (AC) inferences using ...