Noncognitive Skills and Educational Achievement: A Research Synthesis
While scholarly interest in the noncognitive set of skills dates back several decades (e.g., Bowles & Gintis, 1976; Jencks et al., 1979) and spans multiple disciplines, the relationship between these skills and numerous educational outcomes remains somewhat unclear. This ambiguity may result from the vast number of noncognitive skills and traits and the disparate approaches employed to measure them...
