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research article · 2026
Bringing Together Cognitive-Educational Psychological Phenomena and Person-and-Situation Interaction into Integrated Measurement 2: Illustrated by a Data-Collection Instrument for Active Academic Learning
Joke H. van Velzen
Because persons and situations are interconnected and this can have consequences for behavior, some studies in psychological, social, and educational research have begun to focus on person-and-situation interaction. However, the measurement of person-and-situation interaction faces issues due to the complexity and dynamics of the processes involved that consist of individual and situational changes across time. This article follows the presented theoretical article on active academic learning by offering the format and possibilities of an integrated data-collection instrument for the learner in the homework or a self-acting requiring learning situation (the PSIQ) to measure the reasoning pathways for flexible decision-making. To this end, the PSIQ is part of the MCKAL test for assessing active academic learning. The structure of this article is threefold. First, an introduction of the main issues involved in measuring active academic learning while reckoning with person-and-situation interaction. Second, a description of the components and features of the PSIQ. Third, a translation of the presented PSIQ for the measurement of cognitive-educational psychological phenomena and person-and-situation interaction in general.
RRREaT - Cognitive Psychological Phenomena in Education · Vol. 1 · No. 02
Overview
This second article in the integrated-measurement series presents the Person-and-Situation Integrated Questionnaire (PSIQ) for learners in homework and other self-directed learning situations. The PSIQ forms part of the MCKAL test for active academic learning and is designed to measure reasoning pathways involved in flexible decision-making. The article also considers how the instrument's structure can be adapted to other cognitive-educational psychological phenomena.
Topics covered
The main measurement issues created by dynamic person-and-situation interaction in active learning.
The components and features of the PSIQ as an integrated data-collection instrument.
Translating the PSIQ approach from active academic learning to the study of other psychological and educational phenomena.
Original publication
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