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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