Relational Integration as a Predictor of Academic Achievement

Autor/inn/en	Krumm, Stefan; Lipnevich, Anastasiya A.; Schmidt-Atzert, Lothar; Buhner, Markus
Titel	Relational Integration as a Predictor of Academic Achievement
Quelle	In: Learning and Individual Differences, 22 (2012) 6, S.759-769 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1041-6080
DOI	10.1016/j.lindif.2012.05.002
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Grades (Scholastic); Program Effectiveness; Undergraduate Students; Short Term Memory; Predictor Variables; Science Achievement; Second Language Learning; Cognitive Ability; Foreign Countries; Task Analysis; Tests; Scores; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Notenspiegel; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Prädiktor; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Denkfähigkeit; Ausland; Aufgabenanalyse; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Deutschland
Abstract	The current study aimed at applying a broad model of cognitive functions to predict performance in science and language courses at school as well as performance in a science course at university. We hypothesized that performance in science courses was predominantly related to the cognitive function known as relational integration, whereas performance in language courses should be best explained by individuals' short-term memory capacity. The sample consisted of 161 German undergraduate students who were asked to complete 33 cognitive tasks. School grades were also obtained. The analyses revealed that relational integration incrementally explained variance in science grades. Short-term memory acted as a predictor of language grades. However, mental speed was also substantially related to language grades. Predicting university exam scores revealed that short-term memory yielded an incremental predictive power. We conclude that academic performance requires different cognitive functions depending on a domain of study. (Contains 4 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10