Desempeño académico en estudiantes de la Cátedra de Biología General y Metodología de la Ciencia de la Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML. UNT., y su relación con los hábitos de estudio.

Abstract

This paper addresses the relationship between academic performance and study habits among students in the Biología General y Metodología de la Ciencia de la Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML de la UNT. The objective was to investigate the study habits of the 2019 and 2023 cohorts and to analyze their possible relationship with academic performance, using the number of students who successfully completed the course as an indicator. Anonymous surveys were used that included questions about difficulties in their first university studies and their causes. Academic performance was determined through the percentage of students who successfully completed the course. The results revealed that in 2019, 64.34% completed the course, and in 2023, 49.61%. The surveys determined that distraction and lack of concentration were the main difficulties for students in the 2023 cohort, coinciding with the lowest percentage of successful completion. While other factors such as social, family, and economic context, as well as cognitive and emotional structures, can influence performance, this research concludes that there is a close relationship between academic performance and study habits.