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This paper reviews two questions concerning the use of the Kolbe system as a basis for utilizing conative information to improve learning, problem solving and group effectiveness. The first deals with the effectiveness of conation in predicting how individuals and groups will direct their energies in accomplishing specific roles and assignments. The second focuses on the effectiveness and accuracy of the Kolbe system in identifying conative patterns. The first section concludes that there is strong support in psychological and educational theories and research for conation as a predictor of human behavior that can be used to improve the effectiveness of team and individual performance. The second section concludes that recent research, including Kolbe qEEG brain studies, support the accuracy of the Kolbe instruments in identifying conative patterns. I. Section 1 a. The Relationship of Conation to Productivity and Goal Attainment Conation, defined by Atman (1987) as "vectored energy: i.e., personal energy that has both direction and magnitude" (p. 15), involves intrinsic motivation, volition, agency, self-direction, and self-regulation (Kane, 1985; Mischel, 1996). Historically, it has been considered the complement to human cognition--"knowing how" and emotion or affect--"feeling about," in explaining the motivations for human behavior. Campbell (1999) has described the independence of conation from learned behaviors, suggesting that the human power to "get things done" is often in conflict with environmental or behavioral influences. Bagozzi (1992) has argued that conation has particular significance in human learning and that, without considering conation, it was not possible to accurately predict how learning and associated behavior will occur. In a recent study focusing on the effects of cognitive, affective and conative domains in learning, TaitMcCutcheon defines conation as: The act of striving, of focusing attention and energy, and purposeful actions. Conation is about staying power, and survival. ... |
