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Professor Jens Beckmann's Outputs (106)

No pain, no gain: Willingness to communicate vis-à-vis communication behaviour and their effects on language performance (2025)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Personality dynamics at work: The effects of form, time, and context of variability (2021)
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Beckmann, N., Birney, D., Minbashian, M., & Beckmann, J. (2021). Personality dynamics at work: The effects of form, time, and context of variability. European Journal of Personality, 35(4), 421-449

The study aimed to investigate the status of within-person state variability in neuroticism and conscientiousness as individual differences constructs by exploring their (a) temporal stability, (b) cross-context consistency, (c) empirical links to se... Read More about Personality dynamics at work: The effects of form, time, and context of variability.

More than meets the ear: Individual differences in trait and state willingness to communicate as predictors of language learning performance in a Chinese EFL context (2020)
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Zhang, J., Beckmann, N., & Beckmann, J. (2023). More than meets the ear: Individual differences in trait and state willingness to communicate as predictors of language learning performance in a Chinese EFL context. Language Teaching Research, 27(3), 593-620. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168820951931

Chinese students are frequently seen as passive learners because of their apparent reluctance to speak, particularly in English classrooms. However, this impression seems to reflect a stereotype which is likely to confound willingness to communicate... Read More about More than meets the ear: Individual differences in trait and state willingness to communicate as predictors of language learning performance in a Chinese EFL context.

Manifesto for new directions in developmental science (2020)
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Barbot, B., Hein, S., Trentacosta, C., Beckmann, J. F., Bick, J., Crocetti, E., Liu, Y., Rao, S. F., Liew, J., Overbeek, G., Ponguta, L. A., Scheithauer, H., Super, C., Arnett, J., Bukowski, W., Cook, T. D., Côté, J., Eccles, J. S., Eid, M., Hiraki, K., …Van IJzendoorn, M. H. (2020). Manifesto for new directions in developmental science. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020(172), 135-149. https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20359

Although developmental science has always been evolving, these times of fast-paced and profound social and scientific changes easily lead to disorienting fragmentation rather than coherent scientific advances. What directions should developmental sci... Read More about Manifesto for new directions in developmental science.

Heigh-Ho: CPS and the seven questions – Some thoughts on contemporary complex problem solving research (2019)
Journal Article
Beckmann, J. (2019). Heigh-Ho: CPS and the seven questions – Some thoughts on contemporary complex problem solving research. Journal of dynamic decision making, 5, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.11588/jddm.2019.1.69301

Research on complex problem solving (CPS) has reached a stage where certain standards have been achieved, whereas the future development is quite ambiguous. In this situation, the editors of the Journal of Dynamic Decision Making asked a number of re... Read More about Heigh-Ho: CPS and the seven questions – Some thoughts on contemporary complex problem solving research.

Inter-individual differences in intra-individual variability in personality within and across contexts (2019)
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Beckmann, N., Birney, D., Beckmann, J., Wood, R., Sojo, V., & Bowman, D. (2020). Inter-individual differences in intra-individual variability in personality within and across contexts. Journal of Research in Personality, 85, Article 103909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2019.103909

This study focuses on intra-individual variability in personality at work, and how it relates to job performance. 288 professionals completed contextualised adjective-based personality assessments in work and non-work contexts, and a non-contextualis... Read More about Inter-individual differences in intra-individual variability in personality within and across contexts.

One situation doesn’t fit all: Variability and stability of state willingness to communicate in a Chinese College English classroom (2019)
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Zhang, J., Beckmann, N., & Beckmann, J. (2022). One situation doesn’t fit all: Variability and stability of state willingness to communicate in a Chinese College English classroom. Language Teaching Research, 26(3), 504-529. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362168819891330

Willingness to communicate (WTC) used to be studied as a relatively stable, trait-like predisposition; however, recently attention has shifted to the more dynamic, state-like components of WTC. This research investigates variability and stability in... Read More about One situation doesn’t fit all: Variability and stability of state willingness to communicate in a Chinese College English classroom.

Cognitive flexibility as a meta-competency / Flexibilidad cognitiva como meta-competencia (2019)
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Yu, C., Beckmann, J. F., & Birney, D. P. (2019). Cognitive flexibility as a meta-competency / Flexibilidad cognitiva como meta-competencia. Studies in Psychology, 40(3), 563-584. https://doi.org/10.1080/02109395.2019.1656463

There exists a large body of research that has studied cognitive flexibility as an executive function assessed through shifting and set-switching tasks. This approach has been criticized as overly narrow and reductionist, thereby undermining the rele... Read More about Cognitive flexibility as a meta-competency / Flexibilidad cognitiva como meta-competencia.

What’s in a name: the effect of category labels on teachers’ beliefs (2019)
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Gibbs, S., Beckmann, J. F., Elliott, J., Metsäpelto, R.-L., Vehkakoski, T., & Aro, M. (2020). What’s in a name: the effect of category labels on teachers’ beliefs. European Journal of Special Needs Education, 35(1), 115--127. https://doi.org/10.1080/08856257.2019.1652441

In this paper, we report an investigation of the possible influence on teachers’ essentialist thinking and efficacy beliefs of category labels used to describe children’s educational difficulties. A 2x2x2 counterbalanced design was employed in which... Read More about What’s in a name: the effect of category labels on teachers’ beliefs.