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een clearly demonstrated, only a few longitudinal studies have examined this relation. This 6
months longitudinal study examined relations between academic achievement and social
competence at the level of the group (peer sociometric nominations), dyad (friendship quality),
interaction (behavior nominations), and individual (child reports of social competence), based on a
sample of 360 children from 3rd to 5th grade in an elementary school in China. Results from SEM
showed that social competence was the predictor of achievement rather than the opposite.
2084.8 Relations between self-directed-motivated learning and approaches to learning under
condersideration of a cross-cultural perspective, Katja Van den Brink, Instituto Superior de
Ciencias do Trabalho e da Empresa (Lisboa), Portugal
This PhD study to present aims at deepening the perspective of self-regulated learning by
integrating the conceptualization of Approaches-to-Learning into a model of self-directedmotivated-learning
under consideration of cross-cultural-psychology`s methodology. The study
analyzes the structural relations between both concepts by investigating German and Portuguese
Computerscience students`learning by questionnaires. Furthermore, a scale for the Intermediate
Approach to Learning, based on Kember`s investigations of Asian students, was developed and
administered in order to see if this specific approach can be found also in these cultures. The
results will be discussed in the framework of implications for teaching and learning.
2085 ORAL
Personallity and individual differences
Chair: Markus Sommer, Austria
2085.1 Prediction of job performance factors using CPAI, Yiqun Gan 1 , Fanny Cheung 2 ,
Zhaohui Chen 1 , Zengxia Sun 1 , 1 Peking University, China; 2 Chinese University of Hong Kong,
China
The present study examined the correlation between relevant CPAI scales and job performance
factors, using personality constructs from the CPAI-2 that were relevant to the Chinese culture. In
study 1, 38 senior managers in a telecommunication company were recruited. In study 2, 160
middle managers in 6 hotels participated in the study. A 3-factor CFA model was constructed for
the performance measure. Both studies demonstrated that the Harmony scale was the strongest
predictor of both task and contextual performance, and Emotionality was a stable negative
predictor of performance. The theoretical implications of the results were discussed.
2085.2 Reflexivity revived: An algorithm for the separation of skill and working style, Joachim
Haeusler, Mag. Markus Sommer, G. Schuhfried GmbH, Austria
Previous operationalizations of the cognitive construct Reflexivity-Impulsivity failed because of
the problem that raw score and response speed of a test could not be combined in one variable
measuring a person’s response style. Based on the Signal Detection Theory and Vickers
discontinuous model of decision-finding in the Inspection Time Paradigm, an approach is framed,
allowing to combine raw scores and reaction times in a fair way and to produce a style-free
measure of skill and a skill-free measure of working style. The model is being evaluated for
usability in psychological tests.
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