Factores institucionales, pedagógicos, psicosociales y sociodemográficos asociados al rendimiento académico en la Universidad de Costa Rica: un análisis multinivel

Eiliana Montero Rojas; Jeannette Villalobos Palma; Astrid Valverde Bermúdez

doi:10.7203/relieve.13.2.4208

Institutional, pedagogical, psychosocial and socio-demographic factors related to academic performance at the University of Costa Rica: a multilevel analysis

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Eiliana Montero Rojas Universidad de Costa Rica
Jeannette Villalobos Palma Universidad de Costa Rica
Astrid Valverde Bermúdez Universidad de Costa Rica

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https://doi.org/10.7203/relieve.13.2.4208

Keywords:

Higher education, academic achievement, associated factors, multilevel models, hierarchical models, predictor variables, institutional variables, pedagogical variables, psychosocial variables, socio-demographic variables

Abstract

A multilevel analysis was conducted to predict final grades in courses from different majors for a sample, stratified by academic areas, of 848 students at the University of Costa Rica. A group of factors from institutional, socio-demographic, psychosocial and pedagogical aspects were employed as independent variables. The best predictor was the Admission Average, which combines grades from high school and an aptitude test score. Some non-cognitive variables were also explicative; the most important being the score on a scale of emotional intelligence. The methodology employed by the professor showed explicative power as well.

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2014-10-06

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Montero Rojas, E., Villalobos Palma, J., & Valverde Bermúdez, A. (2014). Institutional, pedagogical, psychosocial and socio-demographic factors related to academic performance at the University of Costa Rica: a multilevel analysis. RELIEVE – Electronic Journal of Educational Research and Evaluation, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.7203/relieve.13.2.4208

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2007)

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