Executive functions in college students with high and low academic performance.

Authors

  • Ernesto Barceló Martínez Universidad del Norte
  • Soraya Lewis Harb Universidad del Norte
  • Mayilín Moreno Torres Universidad del Norte

Abstract

This research was aimed at ?nding the possible relationship between bad academic achievements and de?cit of some executive functions in a group of university students. The state of the executive functions was explored in students obtaining low and students obtaining high academic achievements. The research was conducted following a descriptive transectional design. The results of the research were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). They showed that, in general, concerning the state of the executive functions there are no signi?cant differences between the students with low and those with high academic achievements. Thus, they showed that academic achievements are not directly related to the state of executive skills, but more speci?cally to the students’ language skills and their family, personal and academic backgrounds.

Author Biographies

Ernesto Barceló Martínez, Universidad del Norte

Md.Ms. Neurólogo. Neuropsicólogo. Hospital Militar Central. Universidad de San Buenaventura. Coordinador y profesor Especialización en Trastornos Cognoscitivos y del Aprendizaje. Universidad del Norte. Barranquilla.

Soraya Lewis Harb, Universidad del Norte

Psicóloga, Universidad del Norte; MSEd. Reading and Learning Disabilities. Profesora del departamento de Psicología y Coordinadora Especialización en Trastornos Cognoscitivos y del Aprendizaje. Universidad del Norte.

Mayilín Moreno Torres, Universidad del Norte

Especialista en Trastornos Cognoscitivos y del Aprendizaje, Magistra en Proyectos de Desarrollo Social y Psicóloga de la Universidad del Norte. Profesora catedrática del Departamento de Psicología y Coordinadora del Programa de Seguimiento y Recuperación en la División de Ingenierías. Universidad del Norte.

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