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Spite and cognitive skills in preschoolers [PDF]
Journal of Economic Psychology, 2014 Abstract Other-regarding preferences in adults have been examined in depth in the literature. Research has shown that spiteful preferences play a crucial role in the development of human large-scale cooperation. However, there is little evidence of the factors explaining spiteful behavior in children.
Elisabeth Bügelmayer +1 more
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The kinds of knowledge principals use: Implications for training
International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2009 Information about how school principals operate pertains mainly to the actions of principals. However, the kinds of knowledge that the principalship demands have not been isolated as clearly, more often than not being conflated with actions.
Angeliki Lazaridou
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Effect of Secondary Education on Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills
Economics of Education Review, 2022 We examine the effects of secondary education on cognitive and non-cognitive skills using admission cutoffs to general secondary schools. We measure these skills using the Finnish Defence Forces Basic Skills Test, which, due to compulsory military service, covers the vast majority of Finnish men and serves as a strong predictor of later labor market ...
Jani-Petteri Ollikainen +3 more
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Wellness Skills for Medical Learners and Teachers: Perspective Taking and Cognitive Flexibility
MedEdPORTAL, 2018 Introduction Wellness insufficiency is a widespread problem in medical training programs. Recent evidence reveals that one factor contributing to physician wellness is cognitive flexibility, defined as being able to hold multiple views or to reframe a ...
Melissa Marotta Houser +5 more
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The Effect of Schooling on Cognitive Skills [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012 How schooling affects cognitive skills is a fundamental question for studies of human capital and labor markets. While scores on cognitive ability tests are positively associated with schooling, it has proven difficult to ascertain whether this relationship is causal.
Carlsson, Magnus +2 more
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Predictors of low perceptual-motor skills in children at 4-5 years of age [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno InfantilObjectives: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictors of low perceptual-motor skills in children at preschool age. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study nested in a birth cohort involving mother-child pairs.
Emanuelle Mandú Meira dos Santos +3 more
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Cogent Social Sciences, 2020 Social psychological skill deals with how people understand and predict social psychological phenomena. This skill has been shown to be positively correlated with other parameters such as cognitive reflective ability and introversion.
Belal Al Droubi +2 more
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Developing environment-based collage media to improve early childhood cognitive abilities
CurriculaThe underdevelopment of cognitive abilities in early childhood is caused by the use of less engaging learning media. Appropriate efforts and strategies are needed to address problems arising from innovation in teaching and learning activities. This study
Jimmi Morgan Sihombing +2 more
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Wage premia for skills: the complementarity of cognitive and non-cognitive skills [PDF]
International Journal of Manpower, 2020 PurposeThe main purpose of this paper is to assess the degree of complementarity between cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills, and to evaluate their joint impact on individual wages.Design/methodology/approachThe author uses a survey representative of the Polish working-age population with well-established measures of cognitive and non-cognitive ...
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Journal of Minimal Access SurgeryIntroduction: Since the invention of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, there have been tremendous developments in minimal access surgery and an increasing need for well-structured laparoscopic training courses.
Sundaram Easwaramoorthy +5 more
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