Admission Profile and Students’ Academic Trajectory of the 2017 Cohort of the Francisco Morazán National Pedagogical University

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https://doi.org/10.5377/paradigma.v28i46.12838

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academic success, admission test, indicators, logistic regression

Abstract

This study analyzes, using descriptive and multivariate techniques, the admission profile and students’ academic trajectory of the 2017 cohort of the Francisco Morazán National Pedagogical University; for which the demographic and economic condition, academic background, results of the academic aptitude test and indicators of the academic trajectory (enrollment, dropout, mobility, regularity and academic success) are considered. The study shows that a small number of variables of the admission profile explain the academic trajectory, and that the influence of the variables differs by academic year analyzed and by academic faculty to which the students are assigned. Also, it was found that the academic aptitude test is a predictor of performance in Spanish and Mathematics courses; however, it does not appear regularly as a predictor for other variables of academic trajectory. Finally, the academic trajectories of the students are quite irregular, with the performances of the student during one year being strong predictors of success in the next year.

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Leví Astul Castro Ordóñez, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán

Docente-investigador del Departamento de Ciencias Matemáticas (DECIMA) de la UPNFM. Es Máster en Ciencias de la Computación y Máster en Metodologías de las Ciencias del Comportamiento y la Salud. Cuenta con más de 25 años de experiencia docente, principalmente en el nivel superior. Ha trabajado en temas relacionados con evaluación de aprendizajes y el estudio de los factores asociados por casi 20 años, siendo su mayor experiencia desarrollada en la Unidad de Medición de la Calidad de la Educación. Actualmente se desempeña como docente del DECIMA y como Coordinador de Examen de Admisión; en esta última realiza actividades administrativas, de diseño de test y evaluación a gran escala, y pesicometría.

Esther Fonseca Aguilar, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán

Docente-investigadora del Departamento de ciencias Matemáticas (DECIMA) de la UPNFM. Es Máster en Salud en Población. Cuanta con cerca de 20 años de experiencia docentes, 15 de ellos a nivel superior. Ha trabajado en el DECIMA desde 2005. Actualmente es la coordinadora de la Unidad Externa de Medición de la Calidad de la Educación. También ha desempeñado el cargo de Asistente Técnico de la Unidad de Planificación y Presupuesto de la UPNFM. Cuenta con experiencia en el diseño y desarrollo de proyectos de investigación educativa, y el diseño de estudios de factores asociados a los aprendizajes.

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Published

2021-12-06

How to Cite

Castro Ordóñez, L. A., & Fonseca Aguilar, E. (2021). Admission Profile and Students’ Academic Trajectory of the 2017 Cohort of the Francisco Morazán National Pedagogical University. Paradigma: Revista De Investigación Educativa, 28(46), 63–92. https://doi.org/10.5377/paradigma.v28i46.12838

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Vol. 28 No. 46 (2021)

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