Relation between sociometric status, gender and academic performance

Authors

  • Elberto Antonio Plazas Universidad de San Buenaventura
  • Rodrigo Aponte Penso Universidad de San Buenaventura
  • Sara Elvira López Universidad de San Buenaventura

Abstract

We pretended to establish whether there was a relation effect between sociometric status and gender on academic achievement in a sample of 156 students (88 female and 68 males) secondary students from a well-known public school in Valledupar (Colombia). Sociometric status was evaluated according to pair nomination to categorize students in six groups: popular, rejected, excluded, controverted, average and non-classified. The variance analysis did not show a significant effect of the interaction sociometric status – gender on academic achievement, although there was shown an independent significant effect of the two main variables. In the post-hoc testing a direct relation between achievement and social preference and between achievement and social impact as well, and a significant difference between controverted males and females.

Author Biographies

  • Elberto Antonio Plazas, Universidad de San Buenaventura

    Psicólogo, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Valledupar (Colombia)

  • Rodrigo Aponte Penso, Universidad de San Buenaventura
    Sociólogo, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Valledupar, (Colombia)
  • Sara Elvira López, Universidad de San Buenaventura

    Licenciada en Psicopedagogía, Universidad de San Buenaventura Valledupar (Colombia).

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