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Deferential trespassing: Looking through and at an intersectional lens (2018)
Journal Article
Beckmann, J. (2018). Deferential trespassing: Looking through and at an intersectional lens. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2018(161), https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20243

In this article, I comment on the prospect of integrating an intersectionality perspective into the developmental sciences. I do this by sharing impressions, insights, and questions that have emerged whilst attempting to look at and to look through a... Read More about Deferential trespassing: Looking through and at an intersectional lens.

Moderators of learning and performance trajectories in microworld simulations: Too soon to give up on intellect!? (2018)
Journal Article
Birney, D., Beckmann, J., Beckmann, N., Double, K., & Whittingham, K. (2018). Moderators of learning and performance trajectories in microworld simulations: Too soon to give up on intellect!?. Intelligence, 68, 128-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2018.03.008

The burgeoning increase in the importance given to non-cognitive factors in complex decisions making, has led to calls to question intelligence as the primary explanatory model of success. Features of a business microworld simulation were experimenta... Read More about Moderators of learning and performance trajectories in microworld simulations: Too soon to give up on intellect!?.

To talk or not to talk: A review of situational antecedents of willingness to communicate in the second language classroom (2018)
Journal Article
Zhang, J., Beckmann, N., & Beckmann, J. (2018). To talk or not to talk: A review of situational antecedents of willingness to communicate in the second language classroom. System, 72, 226-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2018.01.003

Willingness to communicate (WTC) used to be seen as a stable, trait-like communicative tendency; however, in the field of second language acquisition (SLA), attention has recently shifted to its more dynamic, state-like components. This article syste... Read More about To talk or not to talk: A review of situational antecedents of willingness to communicate in the second language classroom.

Situation contingent units of personality at work (2018)
Journal Article
Wood, R., Beckmann, N., Birney, D., Beckmann, J., Minbashian, A., & Chau, R. (2019). Situation contingent units of personality at work. Personality and Individual Differences, 136, 113-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.01.026

Conscientiousness and neuroticism were studied as situation contingencies in a sample of 124 managers. Experience sampling measures of situational characteristics, state conscientiousness and state neuroticism were collected before, during and after... Read More about Situation contingent units of personality at work.

Dynamic assessment: a case of unfulfilled potential? (2018)
Journal Article
Elliott, J., Resing, W., & Beckmann, J. (2018). Dynamic assessment: a case of unfulfilled potential?. Educational Review, 70(1), 7-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2018.1396806

This paper updates a review of dynamic assessment in education by the first author, published in this journal in 2003. It notes that the original review failed to examine the important conceptual distinction between dynamic testing (DT) and dynamic a... Read More about Dynamic assessment: a case of unfulfilled potential?.

Beyond psychometrics: the difference between difficult problem solving and complex problem solving (2017)
Journal Article
Beckmann, J., Birney, D., & Goode, N. (2017). Beyond psychometrics: the difference between difficult problem solving and complex problem solving. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, Article 1739. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01739

In this paper we argue that a synthesis of findings across the various sub-areas of research in complex problem solving and consequently progress in theory building is hampered by an insufficient differentiation of complexity and difficulty. In the p... Read More about Beyond psychometrics: the difference between difficult problem solving and complex problem solving.

Missing the wood for the wrong trees: On the difficulty of defining the complexity of Complex Problem Solving scenarios (2017)
Journal Article
Beckmann, J., & Goode, N. (2017). Missing the wood for the wrong trees: On the difficulty of defining the complexity of Complex Problem Solving scenarios. Journal of Intelligence, 5(2), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence5020015

In this paper we discuss how the lack of a common framework in Complex Problem Solving (CPS) creates a major hindrance to a productive integration of findings and insights gained in its 40+-year history of research. We propose a framework that anchor... Read More about Missing the wood for the wrong trees: On the difficulty of defining the complexity of Complex Problem Solving scenarios.

With a little help …: On the role of guidance in the acquisition and utilisation of knowledge in the control of complex, dynamic systems (2017)
Journal Article
Goode, N., & Beckmann, J. (2017). With a little help …: On the role of guidance in the acquisition and utilisation of knowledge in the control of complex, dynamic systems. Journal of dynamic decision making, 2, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.11588/jddm.2016.1.33346

Many situations require people to acquire knowledge about, and learn how to control, complex dynamic systems of inter-connected variables. Numerous studies have found that most problem solvers are unable to acquire complete knowledge of the underlyin... Read More about With a little help …: On the role of guidance in the acquisition and utilisation of knowledge in the control of complex, dynamic systems.

Beyond the Intellect: Complexity and learning trajectories in Raven’s Progressive Matrices depend on self-regulatory processes and conative dispositions (2017)
Journal Article
Birney, D., Beckmann, J., Beckmann, N., & Double, K. (2017). Beyond the Intellect: Complexity and learning trajectories in Raven’s Progressive Matrices depend on self-regulatory processes and conative dispositions. Intelligence, 61, 63-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intell.2017.01.005

The Raven's Progressive Matrices (RPM) test entails a 40-min contextualized interaction with a set of progressively difficult cognitive activities. Item-to-item experiences accumulate to total scores determined by, and reflective of, cognitive abilit... Read More about Beyond the Intellect: Complexity and learning trajectories in Raven’s Progressive Matrices depend on self-regulatory processes and conative dispositions.

Bayesian Analysis of Individual Level Personality Dynamics (2016)
Journal Article
Cripps, E., Wood, R., Beckmann, N., Lau, J., Beckmann, J., & Cripps, S. (2016). Bayesian Analysis of Individual Level Personality Dynamics. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, Article 1065. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01065

A Bayesian technique with analyses of within-person processes at the level of the individual is presented. The approach is used to examine whether the patterns of within-person responses on a 12-trial simulation task are consistent with the predictio... Read More about Bayesian Analysis of Individual Level Personality Dynamics.

More than the eye of the beholder: The interplay of person, task, and situation factors in evaluative judgements of creativity (2015)
Journal Article
Birney, D., Beckmann, J., & Seah, Y. (2016). More than the eye of the beholder: The interplay of person, task, and situation factors in evaluative judgements of creativity. Learning and Individual Differences, 51, 400-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2015.07.007

Judging creativity accurately is difficult. Individuals who are involved in product creation tend to overestimate the creativity of their work; individuals not involved lack understanding of the creative process that led to the product under scrutiny... Read More about More than the eye of the beholder: The interplay of person, task, and situation factors in evaluative judgements of creativity.

A problem shared is learning doubled: Deliberative processing in dyads improves learning in complex dynamic decision-making tasks (2015)
Journal Article
Beckmann, N., Beckmann, J., Birney, D., & Wood, R. (2015). A problem shared is learning doubled: Deliberative processing in dyads improves learning in complex dynamic decision-making tasks. Computers in Human Behavior, 48, 654-662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.01.052

Whilst micro-worlds or simulations have increasingly been used in higher education settings, students do not always benefit as expected from these learning opportunities. By using an experimental-control group design we tested the effectiveness of st... Read More about A problem shared is learning doubled: Deliberative processing in dyads improves learning in complex dynamic decision-making tasks.

Commentary - Of quadrants and fish scales: Reflections on new directions in research in child and adolescent development (2015)
Journal Article
Beckmann, J. (2015). Commentary - Of quadrants and fish scales: Reflections on new directions in research in child and adolescent development. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2015(147), 127-133. https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20081

In this article, I reflect on how ways of reporting research as well as reviewing and commenting on submitted manuscripts could take new directions to promote progress in the discipline of developmental science. I argue for (a) attitudinal openness t... Read More about Commentary - Of quadrants and fish scales: Reflections on new directions in research in child and adolescent development.

The prediction of success in an ever-changing world: Assessing cognitive flexibility through dynamic testing. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beckmann, J. (2015). The prediction of success in an ever-changing world: Assessing cognitive flexibility through dynamic testing.

Using tests to assess intellectual capability is seen as a double-edged sword. On one hand it is considered an instrument of perpetuating socio-economic injustice, on the other hand, as it turns out, intelligence tests are the most successful tools a... Read More about The prediction of success in an ever-changing world: Assessing cognitive flexibility through dynamic testing..

The acquisition of problem solving competence: evidence from 41 countries that math and science education matters (2014)
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Scherer, R., & Beckmann, J. (2014). The acquisition of problem solving competence: evidence from 41 countries that math and science education matters. Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40536-014-0010-7

Background: On the basis of a ‘problem solving as an educational outcome’ point of view, we analyse the contribution of math and science competence to analytical problem-solving competence and link the acquisition of problem solving competence to the... Read More about The acquisition of problem solving competence: evidence from 41 countries that math and science education matters.

The umbrella that is too wide and yet too small: Why dynamic testing has still not delivered on the promise that was never made (2014)
Journal Article
Beckmann, J. (2014). The umbrella that is too wide and yet too small: Why dynamic testing has still not delivered on the promise that was never made. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 13(3), 308-323. https://doi.org/10.1891/1945-8959.13.3.308

In this article, I reflect on potential reasons for the seemingly persistent impression that dynamic testing has not delivered on its promise. Potential reasons are embedded in a paradox. On the one hand, validity-related expectations toward dynamic... Read More about The umbrella that is too wide and yet too small: Why dynamic testing has still not delivered on the promise that was never made.

On costs of good intentions: The effect of problem contextualisation on knowledge acquisition (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Beckmann, J., & Goode, N. (2013). On costs of good intentions: The effect of problem contextualisation on knowledge acquisition.

In previous research it has been shown that a semantically familiar problem context can be detrimental to knowledge acquisition. The aim of this study was to test two competing explanations for this effect: goal adoption versus assumptions. Participa... Read More about On costs of good intentions: The effect of problem contextualisation on knowledge acquisition.

Does schooling have an impact on short-term memory? (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tymms, P., Beckmann, N., Beckmann, J., Elliott, J., & Merell, C. (2013). Does schooling have an impact on short-term memory?.

Short-term memory (STM) capacity in the context of academic attainment is of great importance and studied extensively although experimental interventions to increase STM or working memory have yet to produce long-term gains. But is it possible that s... Read More about Does schooling have an impact on short-term memory?.