Multiple non-academic competencies (leadership, sports-related skills, work habits, prosocial behavior, locus of control) appear to predict students' later success in higher education and the labor market¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Many high school competencies beyond academic achievement appear to predict later postsecondary educational attainment and earnings. → John Deke 2006

Evidence¶

John Deke 2006¶

John Deke, Joshua Haimson. (2006). Expanding Beyond Academics: Who Benefits and How? Trends in Education Research, Issue Brief #2. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/expanding-beyond-academics-who-benefits-and-how

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The issue brief's own summary of its analysis of how students' high school competencies relate to postsecondary attainment and earnings. It states that "many of these competencies appear to predict students’ later success"; no effect sizes are printed on the page.

"The brief concludes that many of these competencies appear to predict students’ later success in higher education and the labor market."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Redshirting kindergartners likely carries costs that outweigh its academic benefits — related
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