La influencia del uso del tiempo en el rendimiento académico en Matemáticas

  1. María Hurtado de la Peña 1
  2. Carmen López Esteban 2
  1. 1 Colegio San José de Salamanca
  2. 2 Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal
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    Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal

    Castelló de la Plana, España

    ROR https://ror.org/00xk8t981

Journal:
Epsilon: Revista de la Sociedad Andaluza de Educación Matemática "Thales"

ISSN: 1131-9321,  2340-714X

Year of publication: 2017

Issue: 95

Pages: 49-68

Type: Article

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Abstract

The time that students have can be used in many different ways, which can positively or negatively influence on student achievement (Diaz-Mora, et ál., 2016). The aim of the research is to analyze the academic performance of Secondary School students in mathematics, depending on the amount of time they spend on academic and nonacademic activities and the quality of it. The study was conducted with a sample Secondary School students, and the sources used have been: a scheduled diary about the use of time (to analyze the quantity), a questionnaire on sociological data and study skills (to analyze the quality), and the student’s academic transcript as proof of performance. After analyzing the data, we found that academic success depends on concentration and work done in class. All academic activities have a negative correlation, although non-significant, on students marks, probably due to the lack of quality of this time management. Regarding nonacademic activities, we provide which of them had a positive impact on student achievement (vital tasks) and which had significant negative correlation (sports). It is concluded that the relation between the student’s use of time and their academic performance is complex and depends on quality factors of that time. The analysis of the impact of these factors on the performance in mathematics can become a reference for tutors to guide students towards efficient use of their time.

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