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Moving ahead by thinking backwards : cognitive skills, personality, and economic preferences in collegiate success
Burks, Stephen V.; Lewis, Connor; Kivi, Paul; Wiener, Amanda - 2014
power to predict (1) timely graduation (four years or less), (2) graduation in six years or less, and (3) final GPA. The … Agreeableness has a robust negative effect on both graduation outcomes, but not on GPA. Economic time preferences predict graduation … in four years, and GPA. Cognitive skill measures predict as expected if entered individually in a multivariate model, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010246051
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Moving ahead by thinking backwards : cognitive skills, personality, and economic preferences in collegiate success
Burks, Stephen V.; Lewis, Connor; Kivi, Paul; Wiener, Amanda - 2014
power to predict (1) timely graduation (four years or less), (2) graduation in six years or less, and (3) final GPA. The … Agreeableness has a robust negative effect on both graduation outcomes, but not on GPA. Economic time preferences predict graduation … in four years, and GPA. Cognitive skill measures predict as expected if entered individually in a multivariate model, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010246768
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The Impact of Working Memory Training on Children’s Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills
Berger, Eva M. - 2020
Working memory capacity is thought to play an important role for a wide range of cognitive and non-cognitive skills such as fluid intelligence, math, reading, the inhibition of pre-potent impulses or more general self-regulation abilities. Because these abilities substantially affect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012831789
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The impact of working memory training on children's cognitive and noncognitive skills
Berger, Eva M.; Fehr, Ernst; Hermes, Henning; Schunk, Daniel - 2020
Working memory capacity is thought to play an important role for a wide range of cognitive and noncognitive skills such as fluid intelligence, math, reading, the inhibition of pre-potent impulses or more general self-regulation abilities. Because these abilities substantially affect individuals'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240069
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The evolution of cognitive skills inequalities by socioeconomic status across Canada
Haeck, Catherine; Lefebvre, Pierre - 2020
In this article, we document the evolution of the cognitive skills gap across Canada. We use PISA tests scores over 7 cycles, from 2000 to 2018, to provide an exhaustive portrait of the evolution of the tests scores distribution over time and by parental socioeconomic status. We find that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012225456
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Education, skills & labor-market success : microeconometric analyses using large-scale skills assessments
Hampf, Franziska Bernadette - 2020
Franziska Bernadette Hampf prepared this study while she was working at the ifo Center for the Economics of Education. The study was completed in September 2019 and accepted as doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It consists of four distinct empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012194172
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Why Do Inequalities in 15-Year-Old Cognitive Skills Increased So Much in France?
Goussé, Marion; Le Donné, Noémie - 2015
In this paper, we analyse increasing inequalities in French students’ cognitive skills during the 2000 decade, as France is the European country that experienced the strongest rise in performance variance at PISA tests. In particular, French educational inequalities increased due to a decline...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014140068
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The impact of working memory training on children's cognitive and noncognitive skills
Berger, Eva M.; Fehr, Ernst; Hermes, Henning; Schunk, Daniel - 2024 - Revised version, January 2024
Working memory capacity is a key component of executive functioning and is thought to play an important role for a wide range of cognitive and noncognitive skills such as fluid intelligence, math, reading, the inhibition of pre-potent impulses or more general self-regulation abilities. Because...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014464202
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The Effects of Maternal Education Versus Cognitive Test Scores on Child Nutrition in Kenya
Bhargava, Alok; Fox-Kean, Melanie - 2004
This paper estimates dynamic random effects models for intakes by dietary energy, protein, calcium, iron, zinc, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, and vitamins A, C, D, and E 100 of Kenyan school children (6-9 years) within a multivariate longitudinal framework. The explanatory variables were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014074353
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Noncognitive skills in economics: Models, measurement, and empirical evidence
Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2009
There is an increasing economic literature considering personality. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects of economic analysis: measurement, theoretical modeling, and empirical estimates. Based on the relevant literature from different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299499