Review study warns for using measures of students’ ‘non-cognitive’ skills for teacher evaluation, school accountability, or student diagnosis
Non-cognitive functions, or personal qualities are getting more attention in education, but areĀ the existing measures ok? According to a review by Angela L. Duckworth and David Scott Yeager published in Educational Researcher, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association, caution is needed! From the press release: Personal skills are generally considered to be… Read More Review study warns for using measures of students’ ‘non-cognitive’ skills for teacher evaluation, school accountability, or student diagnosis