Los estilos de aprendizaje y su relación con el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes del Primer Año de Bachillerato de la Unidad Educativa Virgilio Abarca Montesinos de la Parroquia Urdaneta, Cantón Saraguro, Provincia de Loja, período 2016 – 2017

Abstract

The human individuality is the most important aspect that every teacher should know, because of it students develop different learning styles, a reality that is not currently considered by teachers, which reflects the low academic performance of students. From this perspective, the present research aimed to determine the relationship between the learning styles and the academic performance of First Year Baccalaureate students of the Virgilio Abarca Montesinos Educational Unit of Urdaneta Parish, Saraguro Canton, Loja Province, Period 2016 - 2017. For which the Honey Alonso Learning Styles Questionnaire (CHAEA) was administered to a population of 76 students. It was found (discovered or determined better) that the predominant learning style was the theoretical one. We also found a significant relationship between active learning style and academic performance, and non-significant between theoretical learning style and academic performance in the students investigated. Finally, it was found that according to the average academic performance, it is located between medium and high