Noncognitive skills in education: Emerging research and applications in a variety of international contexts

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 173-177

  Lipnevich, Anastasiya A ^a   Roberts, Richard D ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic emotions; Attitudes; Noncognitive characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857138065     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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