A latent profile analysis of first-year university students’ academic expectations

  1. Araújo, Alexandra M. 3
  2. Assis Gomes, Cristiano Mauro 4
  3. Almeida, Leandro S. 1
  4. Núñez, Jose Carlos 2
  1. 1 Institute of Education, University of Minho, PORTUGAL
  2. 2 Faculty of Psychology, University of Oviedo, SPAIN
  3. 3 Department of Psychology and Education, Portucalense University
  4. 4 Department of Psychology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BRAZIL
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Revista:
Anales de psicología

ISSN: 0212-9728,  1695-2294

Año de publicación: 2019

Título del ejemplar: January

Volumen: 35

Número: 1

Páginas: 58-67

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.6018/ANALESPS.35.1.299351 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

Las expectativas académicas son una variable importante en la explicación de la adaptación de los estudiantes de primer año y su éxito académico. Este trabajo utiliza el análisis de perfil latente como estrategia estadística centrada en la persona para clasificar a los estudiantes en grupos de expectativas similares en relación con la educación superior, al comienzo del primer año en la universidad. Participaron 2.478 estudiantes portugueses de primer año. Basándonos en las puntuaciones de las siete dimensiones de las expectativas, identificamos seis tipos de estudiantes. La mayoría de los estudiantes (84%) presentaron niveles moderados de expectativas, mientras que el 8% y el 4% presentaron expectativas muy altas y bajas, respectivamente. Una clase incluyó al 4% de los estudiantes, con altas expectativas en relación a la calidad de la educación y para el compromiso político y la ciudadanía y menores expectativas en cuanto a interacción social y atención a las presiones sociales. Varones e estudiantes mayores presentan expectativas más positivas. Estudiantes de familias más privilegiadas presenten mayores expectativas hacia el compromiso político y de experiencias de ciudadanía, así como menores expectativas de interacción social y de ocio y de atención a las presiones sociales.

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