ABSTRACT
For many years schools have used IQ tests to try and predict which students will do well in both higher education and the workplace. It is now believed that these tests are inadequate and that future success is indicated much more accurately by the measurement of a child’s social, emotional and behavioural skills. Research has led experts to believe that success is influenced 20 per cent by IQ and 80 per cent by the various factors that make up a person’s character and personality. These are sometimes called ‘Emotional Intelligence’ or ‘social, emotional and behavioural skills’ (SEBS) and they form the cornerstone of almost every aspect of our lives.
