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Also, many so-called "non-cognitive" traits such as persistence, perseverance and even self-belief contribute to the trait (perhaps by facilitating the rate of learning in a domain), not that the genes predetermine the trait (they don't), or that the trait is immutable (it's not) or even that the many genes that contribute to the trait don't depend on the environment for nurturance (they do, very much so).

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Ph.D. Scott Barry Kaufman 2011

He outlines a new definition of success, highlighting what economists call non-cognitive skills - those hidden qualities that can't be easily counted or measured, but which in real life lead to happiness and fulfilment.

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Many schools understand the importance of developing the non-cognitive skills.

It's our narrow view of education that holds pupils back | Yvonne Roberts 2011

"Using the estimated earnings impact of these non-cognitive skills and the direct cost of a class-size reduction, the implied internal rate of return from an 8th-grade class-size reduction is 4.6 percent overall, but 7.9 percent in urban schools."

Leonie Haimson: More Clap Trap on Class Size From the Gates-funded CAP Leonie Haimson 2011

It also points toward something much closer to the individual: skills, both cognitive (e.g., critical thinking or communication ability) and non-cognitive (e.g., attitude toward newness or sense of responsibility).

Marcelo Giugale: Memos From the Developing World: The End of Poverty Marcelo Giugale 2011

We are blighted by a notion that divides academic and vocational into first- and second-class educations, while non-cognitive abilities, the ingredients that make up employability, are an "extra" instead of an integral part of learning.

A vocational element is vital to a full education | Observer editorial 2012

"Using the estimated earnings impact of these non-cognitive skills and the direct cost of a class-size reduction, the implied internal rate of return from an 8th-grade class-size reduction is 4.6 percent overall, but 7.9 percent in urban schools."

Leonie Haimson: More Clap Trap on Class Size From the Gates-funded CAP Leonie Haimson 2011

The "Personal Potential Index," is an online-based system through which an applicant can be evaluated by his or her supervisors or professors on six "soft skills" — non-cognitive qualities that studies have suggested are related to success in either higher education or the workplace.

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In addition to doing well in math and reading, long-term studies demonstrate that children learn non-cognitive skills early -- like the ability to complete a task, focus, and work cooperatively.

Madeleine M. Kunin: Early Childhood Education Is Where It Starts Madeleine M. Kunin 2012

Other researchers have added "non-cognitive" traits to the picture.

Scott Barry Kaufman: Why Passion Is a Gift Scott Barry Kaufman 2011