Thinking Styles in College Students from Buenos Aires

Different academic situations demand the use of specific thinking styles in order to achieve success in higher educational. The study aims to describe college students’ thinking styles and to relate them with academic achievement. The sample was composed of 225 college stu...

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Autores: Freiberg Hoffmann, Agustín, Uriel, Fabiana, Fernández Da Lama, Rocío Giselle, Fernández Liporace, Mercedes
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Recursos:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/21581
Acesso em linha:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/21581
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Thinking styles
College students
Academic achievement
Individual differences
Estilos de pensamiento
Estudiantes universitarios
Rendimiento académico
Diferencias individuales
Styles de pensée
Étudiants universitaires
Performances académiques
Différences individuelles
Estilos de pensamento
Estudantes universitários
Desempenho acadêmico
Diferenças individuais
Descrição
Resumo:Different academic situations demand the use of specific thinking styles in order to achieve success in higher educational. The study aims to describe college students’ thinking styles and to relate them with academic achievement. The sample was composed of 225 college students representing diverse majors. A MANCOVA test revealed significant multivariate effects for sex and major, as well as for the interaction between sex and working status. Correlational analysis verified significant associations between academic achievement and styles for Social and Human Science majors. Results are discussed from theoretical and practical standpoints.