noncognitive
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7.1
- adjective
- /nɒnˈkɒɡnɪtɪv/
- Specialized
- The authors tested the importance of one noncognitive trait: grit.
- noncognitive skills
- noncognitive measures
- noncognitive factors
Examples
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Other empirical findings suggest that measures of postgraduate competence include both cognitive and noncognitive skills.
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These are views that ignore the noncognitive qualitative context in which thinking occurs.
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Instead, our perception of the world is often shaped by noncognitive interests.
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More research on the effectiveness of using multiple measures for academic placement, as well as guidance on the potential uses of the noncognitive assessments, is certainly needed.
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It is difficult to determine how these individual noncognitive aspects impact the student with the given archival data.
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When examining student retention, a common practice is to predict student retention status or cumulative grade average, which typically involves cognitive and noncognitive factors.
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A more inclusive definition might also encompass physical education and health, citizenship, noncognitive skills, and other nonacademic outputs.
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Seybert (1994) suggests researching how college affects students in both cognitive and noncognitive realms.
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A more inclusive paradigm of mind is needed—one that incorporates cognitive processes along with noncognitive processes, such as affectations, feelings, emotions, unconscious structures, and motivations.
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Teachers can help students develop their noncognitive skills, such as motivation and teamwork.
Synonyms
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7.5
Not done with active attention or careful choice
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7.2
Not needing much thinking or serious ideas
Antonyms
How Cognitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word noncognitive breaks into non- meaning 'not' and cognitive from a root that means 'to know', like the common word 'know'. So noncognitive describes skills or traits that are 'not about thinking' but about behavior, feelings, or personal habits.