Working memory and academic achievement in freshmen students of a university in barranquilla

Authors

  • Luis Felipe Zapata Yance Universidad del Norte
  • Carlos José De Los Reyes Aragón Universidad del Norte
  • Soraya Lewis Universidad del Norte
  • Ernesto Barceló Universidad del Norte

Keywords:

Rendimiento académico, memoria de trabajo, procesamiento de información, Academic achievement, working memory, information processing.

Abstract

Working memory can influence academic achievement, eventhough is not the only component. This article shows research findings that tried to determine the correlation between working memory and academic achievement in freshmen students of a university in Barranquilla. There was not correlation between any of the working memory measures used and academic achievement. These results can be explained throughout many variables that can affect academic achievement such as, cognition, motivation, emotion and context.

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