Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Myint Swe Khine and Shaljan Areepattamannil -- Non-cognitive Skills and Factors in Educational Success and Academic Achievement / Myint Swe Khine -- Connecting Noncognitive Development to the Educational Pipeline / Kevin T. Petway , Meghan W. Brenneman and Patrick C. Kyllonen -- The Need to Address Non-cognitive Skills in the Education Policy Agenda / Emma García -- Non-Cognitive Variables and Academic Achievement / Maria-Jose Sanchez-Ruiz , Jamil El Khoury , George Saadé and Miriam Salkhanian -- Considering Non-cognitive Factors in the Preparation and Selection of Educators / John R. McIntyre and Rebecca Vecchione -- Understanding Attitudes in Education / Anastasiya A. Lipnevich , Kalina Gjicali and Stefan Krumm -- Relation Between Non-cognitive Factors of Learning and the Students’ Academic Performance / Valerica Anghelache -- Non-Cognitive Influences on Academic Achievement / Jihyun Lee and Lazar Stankov -- A Synthesis of Causal Evidence Linking Non-cognitive Skills to Later Outcomes for Children and Adolescents / Leslie Morrison Gutman and Ingrid Schoon -- Non-cognitive Factors of Learning as Early Indicators of Students At-Risk of Failing in Tertiary Education / Geraldine Gray , Colm McGuinness and Philip Owende -- The Measurement of Social and Emotional Skills and their Association with Academic Attainment in British Cohort Studies / Heather Joshi , Bilal Nasim and Alissa Goodman -- Non-cognitive Assessment and Student Engagement / Anna Nadirova and John Burger -- Implicit Broken Structure / Danny Moiré Thom and Marni Finkelstein -- The Study of Non-cognitive Attributes in Education / Peter Clough , Steven Oakes , Neil Dagnall , Helen St Clair-Thompson and Sarah McGeown -- Mental Toughness / Helen St Clair-Thompson and Sarah McGeown -- It Is Not about “Being Best in the World” … It Is about “Being Best for the World” / Margaret Anne Carter , Merilyn Dasson and Katerina Kanakis -- The Role of Non-cognitive Factors in Pathways to College Attendance and Degree Completion / Suh-Ruu Ou and Arthur J. Reynolds -- Non-cognitive Correlates of Emirati Adolescents’ Mathematics Performance / Shaljan Areepattamannil , Anita G. Welch , Michael Melkonian and Sumaya Saqr -- Noncognitive Skills / Ildefonso Mendez and Gema Zamarro -- Non-cognitive Variables and Academic Success / Ernest Afari and Myint Swe Khine -- Index / Myint Swe Khine and Shaljan Areepattamannil.

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In the field of education, researchers firmly believe that non-cognitive skills and factors are equally or even more important than cognitive aspects in the educative process and for employment potentials. When identifying the personal qualities that are required to function well in the 21st century, the role of non-cognitive factors is often highlighted in the discourse. In recent years, increasing attempts have been made to investigate the role of non-cognitive factors in academic success. The notion of ‘non-cognitive’ has many phraseological collocations. Among frequently used collocations are constructs, traits, skills, abilities, variables, outcomes, attributes, and predictors. In addition, a myriad of other specific skills have been identified as non-cognitive. To name a few: grit, tenacity, curiosity, attitudes, self-concept, self-efficacy, anxiety, coping strategies, motivation, perseverance, confidence are among those frequently referred to in the literature. In some instances, non-cognitive factors are considered multifaceted. Some refer them to soft skills and personal characteristics that fall under the purview of affective domain. This book attempts to define non-cognitive traits, ways to measure them, impact of non-cognitive factors and how they can affect the positive outcomes in academic achievement, influence in employability, and success in social life. The information contained in this book provides knowledge growth and current thinking about non-cognitive factors and educational strategies that can be effectively used to nurture the well-being of individuals.