Van Wyk, ReneBoshoff, A.B.Bester, C.L.2008-02-152008-02-152003-10Van Wyk, R, Boshoff, AB & Bester, CL 2003, 'Possible cognitive processes underlying competency assessment', SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 45-52. [www.sajip.co.za]0258-5200http://hdl.handle.net/2263/4516ABSTRACT: Indications are that research on competency assessment lacks a theoretical frame of reference. An attempt is made to explore cognitive processes taking place during assessment explaining the large percentage of rater variance. The principles of five different cognitive theories are discussed in the search for possible explanations namely: cognitive choice-, cognitive evaluation-, social cognitive theories, metacognitive- and the new paradigm approaches. OPSOMMING: Aanduidings uit die literatuur is dat navorsing aangaande bevoegdheidsevaluering gebrekkig is aan ’n teoretiese ondertoon. Ondersoek word ingestel na die kognitiewe prosesse wat plaasvind gedurende beoordeling wat aanduidend kan wees van die hoë persentasie variansie tussen evalueerders. Die beginsels van vyf verskillende kognitiewe teorieë word bespreek om moontlike verklarings te ondersoek, naamlik kognitiewe keuse-, kognitiewe evaluering-, sosiaal kognitieweteorieë, meta-kognitiewe- en die nuwe paradigma-benaderings.209379 bytesapplication/pdfenOpenJournalsCompetenciesBevoegdhedeCognitive processesKognitiewe prosesseEvaluators perceptionsEvalueerders persepsiesEmployees -- Rating ofArticle