Approaches for University Students and their Relationship to Academic Performance

• Main Authors: Evelyn Fernández-Castillo, Zaida Irene Nieves-Achón
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2015-05-01
• Series: Revista Electronic@ Educare
• Subjects: Enfoques de aprendizaje; rendimiento académico; curso académico; estudiantado universitario
• Online Access: http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/6578

<p>The way students perceive learning is influenced by multiple factors. The present study aimed at establishing relationships between the learning approaches, academic performance, and the academic year in a sample of students from different courses of Universidad Central  “Marta Abreu”, Las Villas. For this ex post facto study, a probabilistic sample was used based on a simple random sampling of 524 university students who participated in the Study Process Questionnaire.  The analysis of variance (MANOVA and ANOVA) and the analysis of clusters reported associations between a deep approach to learning and a better academic performance.  These analyses showed differences in the learning approach in the different courses, predominantly a soft approach.</p>