Se ha realizado un estudio para buscar los factores que se asocian al rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de nivel superior de la ciudad de Rioverde, en el estado de San Luis Potosí, México. Fueron encuestados 365 alumnos, la mayoría de niveles socioeconómicos de clase media a baja, considerando los factores siguientes: promedio obtenido en bachillerato, su nivel socioeconómico, la orientación vocacional que han recibido, el nivel educativo de sus padres, algunas variables relacionadas con su visión futura y el género del alumno. Se encontró que han obtenido mejores calificaciones aquellos alumnos del género femenino, los que piensan continuar con sus estudios a nivel posgrado y los que han obtenido mejores promedios en el nivel bachillerato. No hubo asociación estadística entre el promedio de calificaciones en la licenciatura con la orientación vocacional, el nivel socioeconómico y el nivel educativo de sus padres.
Palabras Clave: Desempeño académico, Visión de futuro, Orientación vocacional, Nivel socioeconómico.
A study has been conducted to find the factors associated to the academic performance of higher education students in the city of Rioverde, in the state of San Luis Potosi. 365 students have been polled, most of these students come from socio-economic levels ranging from middle to lower class, considering the following factors: the Grade Point Average (GPA) obtained by the students in their previous high school studies, their socio-economic level, the vocational guidance they have received, the educational level of their parents; some variables related with the perspective students have about their future situation and the student’s gender. It was found that better grades have been obtained by those students of female gender, those that expect to continue their studies at the post-graduate level, as well as by those who obtained better grades in their previous high school studies. There has not been any statistical association between undergraduate students’ grades and students’ vocational guidance, their socio-economic level and their parents’ educational level.
Key Words: Academic performance, Future vision, Vocational guidance, Socio-economic level.