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No pain, no gain: Willingness to communicate vis-à-vis communication behaviour and their effects on language performance (2025)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., Beckmann, N., & Beckmann, J. F. (in press). No pain, no gain: Willingness to communicate vis-à-vis communication behaviour and their effects on language performance. Language Teaching Research Quarterly,

Active communication is an important element of second language (L2) learning, as it contributes to the acquisition of language competence. The prerequisite of L2 use is having the willingness to communicate (WTC). However, previous research tended t... Read More about No pain, no gain: Willingness to communicate vis-à-vis communication behaviour and their effects on language performance.

The Need for a Unified Language Framework in Extrinsic Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Research (2024)
Journal Article
Walker, S., López-Pérez, B., Beckmann, J. F., Kunst, H., & Polias, S. (online). The Need for a Unified Language Framework in Extrinsic Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Research. Emotion, https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001463

With increasing research interest in extrinsic interpersonal emotion regulation, this article aims to address the critical need for a unified language framework to strengthen and support these research efforts. Despite increasing interest and researc... Read More about The Need for a Unified Language Framework in Extrinsic Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Research.

A Novel Approach to Measuring an Old Construct: Aligning the Conceptualisation and Operationalisation of Cognitive Flexibility (2024)
Journal Article
Beckmann, J. F., Birney, D. P., & Sternberg, R. J. (2024). A Novel Approach to Measuring an Old Construct: Aligning the Conceptualisation and Operationalisation of Cognitive Flexibility. Journal of Intelligence, 12(6), Article 61. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence12060061

A successful adjustment to dynamic changes in one's environment requires contingent adaptive behaviour. Such behaviour is underpinned by cognitive flexibility, which conceptually is part of fluid intelligence. We argue, however, that conventional app... Read More about A Novel Approach to Measuring an Old Construct: Aligning the Conceptualisation and Operationalisation of Cognitive Flexibility.

Dynamic testing of language learning aptitude: an exploratory proof of concept study (2024)
Journal Article
Du, F., & Beckmann, J. F. (2024). Dynamic testing of language learning aptitude: an exploratory proof of concept study. Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning, 4(1), 168-197. https://doi.org/10.1515/jccall-2023-0028

This paper provides an example for how online technology can be utilised to increase efficiency and validity of assessment procedures beyond simple computerization of testing. We report the first steps of the development of an online assessment proce... Read More about Dynamic testing of language learning aptitude: an exploratory proof of concept study.

The role of learning in complex problem solving using MicroDYN (2023)
Journal Article
Herrmann, W., Beckmann, J., & Kretzschmar, A. (2023). The role of learning in complex problem solving using MicroDYN. Intelligence, 100, Article 101773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2023.101773

It is still an open question which cognitive and non-cognitive personality traits are useful for describing and explaining behaviour and performance in complex problems. During complex problem solving (CPS), problem solvers have to interact with the... Read More about The role of learning in complex problem solving using MicroDYN.

From procrastination to engagement? An experimental exploration of the effects of an adaptive virtual assistant on self-regulation in online learning (2022)
Journal Article
Pogorskiy, E., & Beckmann, J. F. (2022). From procrastination to engagement? An experimental exploration of the effects of an adaptive virtual assistant on self-regulation in online learning. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 4, Article 100111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2022.100111

Compared to traditional classroom learning, success in online learning tends to depend more on the learner’s skill to self-regulate. Self-regulation is a complex meta-cognitive skill set that can be acquired. This study explores the effectiveness of... Read More about From procrastination to engagement? An experimental exploration of the effects of an adaptive virtual assistant on self-regulation in online learning.

Learners’ web navigation behaviour beyond learning management systems: A way into addressing procrastination in online learning? (2022)
Journal Article
Pogorskiy, E., & Beckmann, J. F. (2022). Learners’ web navigation behaviour beyond learning management systems: A way into addressing procrastination in online learning?. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 3, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2022.100094

The attractiveness of online games, social media, and mobile apps is frequently considered a challenge for online learners. Procrastinatory behaviour is often associated with a relative lack of self-regulatory skills that would otherwise help learner... Read More about Learners’ web navigation behaviour beyond learning management systems: A way into addressing procrastination in online learning?.

Intelligence IS Cognitive Flexibility: Why Multilevel Models of Within-Individual Processes Are Needed to Realise This (2022)
Journal Article
Birney, D. P., & Beckmann, J. F. (2022). Intelligence IS Cognitive Flexibility: Why Multilevel Models of Within-Individual Processes Are Needed to Realise This. Journal of Intelligence, 10(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence10030049

Despite substantial evidence for the link between an individual’s intelligence and successful life outcomes, questions about what defines intelligence have remained the focus of heated dispute. The most common approach to understanding intelligence h... Read More about Intelligence IS Cognitive Flexibility: Why Multilevel Models of Within-Individual Processes Are Needed to Realise This.

Sophisticated statistics cannot compensate for method effects if quantifiable structure is compromised (2022)
Journal Article
Birney, D., Beckmann, J., Beckmann, N., & Stemler, S. (2022). Sophisticated statistics cannot compensate for method effects if quantifiable structure is compromised. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 812963. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.812963

Researchers rely on psychometric principles when trying to gain understanding of unobservable psychological phenomena disconfounded from the methods used. Psychometric models provide us with tools to support this endeavour, but they are agnostic to t... Read More about Sophisticated statistics cannot compensate for method effects if quantifiable structure is compromised.