Differential associations of neurobehavioral traits and cognitive ability to academic achievement in higher education (original) (raw)

Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 2020

Abstract

BACKGROUND People vary between each other on several neurobehavioral traits, which may have implications for understanding academic achievement. METHODS University-level Psychology or Engineering students were assessed for neurobehavioral traits, intelligence, and current psychological distress. Scores were compared with their grade point average (GPA) data. RESULTS Factors associated with higher GPA differed markedly between groups. For Engineers, intelligence, but not neurobehavioral traits or psychological distress, was a strong correlate of grades. For Psychologists, grades were not correlated with intelligence but they were with the neurobehavioral traits of executive dysfunction, disinhibition, apathy, and positive schizotypy. However, only the latter two were associated independently of psychological distress. Additionally, higher mixed-handedness was associated with higher GPA in the combined sample. CONCLUSIONS Neurological factors (i.e., neurobehavioral traits and intellig...

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