Algunas características psicológicas de alumnos con problemas académicos

Abstract

La investigación tiene como finalidad identificar algunos de los factores que determinan los problemas académicos de estudiantes universitarios. Se estudiaron los informes psicológicos de 357 alumnos que reportaron esta situación entre abril de 1990 y agosto de 1996. Para identificar dichos factores se eligieron tres áreas de estudio: la inteligencia, evaluada con la Escala de Inteligencia de Wechsler para Adultos (WAIS); la personalidad, con el Inventario de Temperamento de Guilford-Zimmerman y el Inventario Multifásico de Personalidad de Minnesota (MMPI); y, los hábitos de estudio con la Encuesta de Habilidades de Estudio de Brown.

Three hundred fifty-seven university records of students reported as undergoing academic problems were studied between Abril 1990 and August 1996. Research was aimed at determining the contributing factors to the problem and also at designing academic support programs and psychopedagogical support actions, and others on a preventive basis. Three study areas were selected: intelligence, as assessed through the WAIS test; personality as assessed through both the Guilford-Zimmerman Temperament and the MMPI Inventories; and study habit, through Brown’s Study Abilities Survey.