tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post7557256970784280200..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Persistence, motivation and reliabilitySteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-1434139161454651172012-12-17T21:37:50.875-05:002012-12-17T21:37:50.875-05:00Wow, those pensions sure sound cushy. I bet you...Wow, those pensions sure sound cushy. I bet you're ready to drop whatever you're doing--because it's tough and underpaid--and go right on over and get a job teaching in the NYC public schools if you think it's such a great deal. Let me know how that goes.Man Who Knows what is needednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-76030816675622105942012-11-30T20:49:34.135-05:002012-11-30T20:49:34.135-05:00The import of this post is that those who "ch...The import of this post is that those who "choose" to get a GED are less conscientious and that therefore those who would choose to earn a higher ed credential by non-traditional means (not yet available) would be less conscientious. This ignores that one might cost less and that a GED has a stigma.<br /><br />Obviously the post also ignores that scores on personality tests are not gide07noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-23236723701023801582012-11-30T20:39:59.558-05:002012-11-30T20:39:59.558-05:00You suspect too much. The adjustment is based on t...You suspect too much. The adjustment is based on the false assumption that there is a "true score", a score which the personality test estimates with error.gide07noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-29517948546926349892012-11-30T20:38:30.606-05:002012-11-30T20:38:30.606-05:00Thank you for pointing out that the "results&...Thank you for pointing out that the "results" of psychology are only local, and that therefore psychology is not a science.gide07noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-52731728095897506952012-11-27T20:36:29.246-05:002012-11-27T20:36:29.246-05:00According to the state of Maine, the statewide gra...According to the state of Maine, the statewide graduation rate for all students is 84%. http://www.maine.gov/education/gradrates/index.html<br /><br />This makes me skeptical of the 97% figure for black males that your article claims. Furthermore, apparently there are only 3k black high schoolers in Maine, and blacks make up about 1% of Maine's population overall. Perhaps the 97% figure is not quitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-55120063784319095852012-11-27T09:23:04.386-05:002012-11-27T09:23:04.386-05:00"Labor market outcomes for GED holders are cl..."Labor market outcomes for GED holders are closer to those of high school dropouts than to graduates."<br /><br />But then of course there's always Scott Aaronson :)Michael Baconnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-29042780442976077492012-11-25T23:04:02.137-05:002012-11-25T23:04:02.137-05:00I think c^2 for IQ may be more in the ~.05-.2 area...I think c^2 for IQ may be more in the ~.05-.2 area.. see my arguments here: http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2009/11/does-family-matter-for-adult-iq.phpben_gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-2385355454993346202012-11-25T22:05:17.624-05:002012-11-25T22:05:17.624-05:00"Once this inaccuracy in measurement is accou..."Once this inaccuracy in measurement is accounted for, the heritability of non-cognitive factors is almost as high as for g."<br /><br />That's really interesting. <a href="http://www.halfsigma.com/2012/09/dcs-new-hbd-realistic-education-policies.html?cid=6a00d8341bf6ae53ef017ee3cbfa72970d#comment-6a00d8341bf6ae53ef017ee3cbfa72970d" rel="nofollow">I suspected as much</a>, and this, JayMannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-57181877699830100252012-11-25T18:04:39.970-05:002012-11-25T18:04:39.970-05:00To get an idea of the lucid thinking going on over...To get an idea of the lucid thinking going on over at the Schott Foundation, check out <a href="http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/top-news/young-black-males-excel-maine" rel="nofollow">this article on the high black graduation rate in Maine</a>.zielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-25452069900326105832012-11-25T11:14:22.018-05:002012-11-25T11:14:22.018-05:00Would you expect the genetic architecture of perso...Would you expect the genetic architecture of personality variation to be similar to what you're currently studying on g? It seems like epistasis may play a significant role http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/101526004/PDFSTARTben_gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-39050181967402584452012-11-25T05:03:43.441-05:002012-11-25T05:03:43.441-05:00NYC does not either have the worst graduation rate...NYC does not either have the worst graduation rate in the country - not even close. Nor does the 'system' have much to do with it.Gregory Cochrannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-87682887053180921032012-11-24T18:14:05.413-05:002012-11-24T18:14:05.413-05:00According to the Schott Foundation for Public Educ...According to the Schott Foundation for Public Education, New York City has the worst four-year high school graduation rate (about 60 percent) in the country. Of those 60 percent, nearly a quarter of them do not graduate after four years<br />The New York City school budget is approximately $19.1 billion dollars per year. Almost $4.7 billion dollars goes to pensions and interest on debt.<br />The yulvanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-77072903732474762382012-11-24T15:05:12.084-05:002012-11-24T15:05:12.084-05:00I think there's good evidence for relatively s...I think there's good evidence for relatively stable non-cognitive factors such as Big 5 personality traits. The tests for these are noisier than for g. Once this inaccuracy in measurement is accounted for, the heritability of non-cognitive factors is almost as high as for g.steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-22054995097430016542012-11-24T15:02:05.254-05:002012-11-24T15:02:05.254-05:00What Steve said. Also: interesting topic, to sor...What Steve said. Also: interesting topic, to sort out what's valuable from education -- and, since we're in the biz, deliver it.David Backushttp://profiles.google.com/david.backusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-90571592295883709162012-11-24T14:12:50.310-05:002012-11-24T14:12:50.310-05:00Steve, I often see you writing about a single, uni...Steve, I often see you writing about a single, univariate factor called "g" (which has always seemed too reductive to me, but maybe I'm missing your point.) What's your take on "noncognitive" factors?sethnoreply@blogger.com