Competence Modeling and Measurement in Engineering Mechanics

Spöttl, Georg; Musekamp, Frank

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-41713-4_40

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“…Competence theory emphasizes that individuals with a deep set of characteristics such as motivation, traits, attitudes, or values can perform better at work because they can apply competences to different problems and tasks when exposed to challenging situations [35]. Competence, which is made up of various core parts or elements, has the structural elements of performance requirements, and it can be observed and adjusted to obtain high performance [36].…”

Section: Postgraduate Competence and Academic Research Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Secondly, given the positive role of postgraduate competence in academic research performance, higher education institutions are advised to design and implement interventions to improve academic research performance focusing on the specific aspects of postgraduate competence that have been shown to have a relationship with it, the ultimate aim of which is to improve academic research and promote sustainable education development [35]. According to the results, higher education institutions are encouraged to take the following measures to improve academic research performance: (a) focus on cultivating postgraduate students' research capabilities and inspiring postgraduate students' creativity, (b) stimulate the interest and passion of postgraduate students for participation in academic research practices [61], (c) pay attention to subject knowledge and interdisciplinary knowledge education to optimize their knowledge structure.…”

Section: Theoretical and Practical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Postgraduate Competence and Academic Research Performance: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital

2021

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In this study, we developed and validated an instrument for measuring postgraduate competence and examined the relationships between postgraduate competence and academic research performance, along with the mediating role of psychological capital. Based on two independent samples, the results provided robust evidence of postgraduate competence composed of six dimensions. Adopting a two-wave survey at two different time periods, we conducted a questionnaire survey on 364 postgraduates from three top universities in China by random sampling. The results indicated that postgraduate competence was positively associated with academic research performance. Among the competences composed of six dimensions, research ability was the most predictive dimension of academic research performance. Additionally, psychological capital partially mediated the relationship between postgraduate competence and academic research performance. These findings contributed to the ongoing discussion about improving postgraduates’ academic research performance under the circumstance of competence-based education.

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Section: Postgraduate Competence and Academic Research Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theoretical and Practical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%