Non-cognitive skills mediate education-related polygenic score associations with academic achievement across development [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe role of environmental, developmental, and psychological processes in translating genetic dispositions into observed academic achievement remains under-investigated.
Quan Zhou +8 more
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The role of embodied musical engagement in enhancing non-cognitive skills and rehabilitation outcomes in children with special needs [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyThis study explores the impact of embodied musical engagement on non-cognitive skills and rehabilitation outcomes in children with special needs. A sample of 294 children was recruited (68.7% male; largest age subgroup: 7–9 years, 33.7%) for this ...
Yanyan Lu +5 more
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Japi 2.0, a gaming platform to stimulate cognitive and non-cognitive skills in early childhood: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Pilot and Feasibility StudiesBackground Mental health disorders are one of the leading causes of illness globally. The importance of psychosocial skills acquired in early childhood, such as executive functions, inhibitory control, emotional regulation, and social problem-solving, in
Jorge Gaete +5 more
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Cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, and family background: evidence from sibling correlations [PDF]
Journal of Population Economics, 2016 This paper estimates sibling correlations in cognitive and non-cognitive skills to evaluate the importance of family background for skill formation. Based on a large representative German dataset including IQ test scores and measures of non-cognitive skills, a restricted maximum likelihood model indicates a strong relationship between family background
Silke Anger, Daniel D Schnitzlein
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Asian Journal for Mathematics EducationThe assessment of non-cognitive skills and the relationship between non-cognitive skills and cognitive skills have been studied using an interdisciplinary framework; however, this has not resulted in learning or teaching improvements.
Mikio Miyazaki +2 more
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The non-cognitive skills in international studies: features and critical aspects
Formare, 2023 Over the years, different definitions have accompanied the evolution of the non-cognitive skills concept. In this essay, we will analyse, in particular, their social-emotional dimension, through the Survey on Social and Emotional Skills (OECD, 2017 ...
Stefania Nirchi
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The importance of family income in the formation and evolution of non-cognitive skills in childhood. [PDF]
Econ Educ Rev, 2016 Fletcher JM, Wolfe B.
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Non-cognitive skills and immigrant-native inequalities in the labor market in Europe
Frontiers in Political Science, 2023 Non-cognitive skills are increasingly essential in the labor market, especially given technological advances and evolving work environments. Unequal distribution of non-cognitive skills among various groups in the population may contribute to labor ...
Agnieszka Kanas, Menno Fenger
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Agriculture, 2022 Improving the entrepreneurial performance of farmers is conducive to increasing their income, reducing poverty, and securing livelihoods. In the quest for sustainable livelihoods, non-cognitive skills are becoming increasingly significant.
Shasha Zhang +5 more
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Income Comparisons and Non-Cognitive Skills [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012 People gain utility from occupying a higher ranked position in the income distribution of the reference group. This paper investigates whether these gains depend on an individual’s set of non-cognitive skills. Using the 2000-2008 waves of the German Socioeconomic Panel dataset (SOEP), a subjective question on Life Satisfaction, and three different sets
Budría, Santiago +1 more
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