Reflexivity, perspective taking, analogical reasoning, and tolerance of ambiguity and uncertainty each positively relate to knowledge integration in inter- and transdisciplinary work¶

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Currency · newest study 2024 · checked against its sources 2026-10-19 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? In a multiple regression with all four competencies as simultaneous predictors, each showed a significant positive relationship with knowledge integration, together explaining 36% of its variance. → Olga Vogel 2024

Evidence¶

Olga Vogel 2024¶

Olga Vogel, Marcel Hunecke. (2024). Fostering knowledge integration through individual competencies: the impacts of perspective taking, reflexivity, analogical reasoning and tolerance of ambiguity and uncertainty. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-023-09653-5

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Cross-sectional online survey of 421 participants with ITD experience; multiple regression with the four competency scales predicting self-reported knowledge integration. The article reports "R 2 = 0.36, F(4,416) = 61.12, p < 0.001"; all beta confidence intervals excluded zero. The article prints no per-predictor effect size on the impact scale, so impact is coded i? (not reported); this does not mean the relationships are null, since each competency's coefficient was significantly positive.

"Table 4 shows that the competence constructs explained 36% of the variance in knowledge integration (R 2 = 0.36, F(4,416) = 61.12, p < 0.001). The bias-corrected confidence intervals for all beta weights did not contain zero"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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