Monday, December 27, 2010

Education Week: Experts Begin to Identify Nonacademic Skills Key to Success

Education Week: Experts Begin to Identify Nonacademic Skills Key to Success
Dispositions for Success

Across education and industry, research by Mr. Sackett; Neal Schmitt, a psychology professor at Michigan State University in East Lansing; and others shows the biggest predictor of success is a student’s conscientiousness, as measured by such traits as dependability, perseverance through tasks, and work ethic. Agreeableness, including teamwork, and emotional stability were the next-best predictors of college achievement, followed by variations on extroversion and openness to new experiences, Mr. Sackett found.
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