Hard evidence on soft skills

This paper summarizes recent evidence on what achievement tests measure; how achievement tests relate to other measures of “cognitive ability” like IQ and grades; the important skills that achievement tests miss or mismeasure, and how much these skills matter in life.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Heckman, James J. ; Kautz, Tim
Published in:	Labour Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0927-5371. - Vol. 19.2012, 4, p. 451-464
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Personality \| Achievement tests \| IQ \| Cognition

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	I20 - Education. General ; D01 - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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