Academic achievement and failure in university studies: motivational and emotional factors

R Gilar-Corbi, T Pozo-Rico, JL Castejón, T Sánchez… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Universities are committed to offering quality education; however, a high rate of academic
failure is often observed in the first year of studies. Considering the impact that motivation …

Early dropout prediction model: A case study of university leveling course students

I Sandoval-Palis, D Naranjo, J Vidal, R Gilar-Corbi - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The school-dropout problem is a serious issue that affects both a country's education system
and its economy, given the substantial investment in education made by national …

Social justice debate and college access in Latin America: merit or need? The role of educational institutions and states in broadening access to higher education in …

C Villalobos, E Treviño, I Wyman… - Education Policy Analysis …, 2017 - epaa.asu.edu
During the first decade of the 21 st century, Latin America experienced an intense economic
growth that increased access in the school system. In this context, the paper analyzes four …

Factores asociados al Abandono en estudiantes de grupos vulnerables. Caso Escuela Politécnica Nacional

I Sandoval, T Sánchez, V Velasteguí… - Congresos …, 2018 - revistas.utp.ac.pa
En Ecuador, el ingreso a las Instituciones de Educación Superior (IES) está regulado por la
Secretaría Nacional de Educación Superior, Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación …

Aggregated results of access programs implemented by universities in Chile: Students' persistence using a matched sample

MV Santelices, C Horn, X Catalán, A Venegas - Higher Education Policy, 2022 - Springer
During the last ten years, a group of selective universities in Chile has started admission
programs to increase equity in higher education that consider the achievement of students in …

[HTML][HTML] Transformaciones universitarias y cupos en Ecuador: entre equidad, meritocracia y desarrollo

MV Di Caudo - Nómadas, 2016 - scielo.org.co
El artículo describe la política de cupos de reciente implementación en Ecuador, destinada
a sectores" vulnerables", en el contexto de diversas transformaciones por las que atraviesa …

Neural network model for predicting student failure in the academic leveling course of Escuela Politecnica Nacional

I Sandoval-Palis, D Naranjo, R Gilar-Corbi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The purpose of this study is to train an artificial neural network model for predicting student
failure in the academic leveling course of the Escuela Politécnica Nacional of Ecuador …

Promesas de democratización en el sistema universitario ecuatoriano: experiencias de las y los estudiantes de la provincia de Azuay que no ingresan a la …

A Delgado - 2024 - memoria.fahce.unlp.edu.ar
El propósito de la investigación que se inserta dentro del campo de estudios de la
educación superior es analizar las experiencias sociales de los aspirantes universitarios …

Promesas de democratización en el sistema universitario ecuatoriano: experiencias de las y los estudiantes de la provincia de Azuay que no ingresan a la …

AL Delgado Granda - 2024 - sedici.unlp.edu.ar
El propósito de la investigación que se inserta dentro del campo de estudios de la
educación superior es analizar las experiencias sociales de los aspirantes universitarios …

Promoting Equality in Higher Education: Development and Internal Validity of a Selection Test for Science University Degrees in Ecuador

I Sandoval, R Gilar-Corbi, A Veas, JL Castejón - 2021 - rua.ua.es
The use of tests or examinations for student admission is an extended strategy in most
higher education institutions. However, tests in Latin-American countries have not received …