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Determinants of academic performance of the students of an Ecuadorian public university

Abstract:

In Ecuador, the higher education system has been characterized by the overrepresentation of the most advantaged sectors of society. In 2008, Ecuador approved a new Constitution that incorporated new guidelines for higher education aimed at achieving equality of opportunities. In order to guarantee this principle, the so called Sistema Nacional de Nivelación y Admisión (SNNA) was implemented in 2012. In this context, the present study aims to analyze the characteristics and performance of students of a faculty of a public Ecuadorian university. For this, a survey was applied to a group of students and a multiple linear regression model was estimated. The results suggest, among other things, that there are still social sectors with almost zero representation and that university academic performance depends significantly on variables associated with personal, family and institutional factors.