Academic success in the university. Case study: Agro-Industrial engineering of the northern regional headquarters, Nicaragua

Authors

  • Luis María Dicovskiy Riobóo Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería
  • Manuel Enrique Pedroza Pacheco Universidad Autónoma de Nicaragua-Managua

Keywords:

Academic performance, educational success, engineering, qualitative research

Abstract

In order to identify the aspects that affect the academic performance of the university students, interviews, focus groups for students and teachers of the Agroindustrial Engineering career at the UNI North regional headquarters in 2016 and 2017 were applied. The students expressed that the academic success was related to the discipline, their study habits, the professional motivation and the support provided by their family. Teachers highlighted as important qualities that successful students have, such as: appropriate study habits, open mind, want to learn, be self-taught, be supportive, participate in extracurricular activities, be disciplined and also responsible.

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Author Biographies

Luis María Dicovskiy Riobóo, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería

Es Ingeniero Agrónomo, Con Maestría en “Estadística e Investigación de Operaciones”, y en “Métodos de Investigación Social Cualitativa”, y Estudiante del Doctorado en Gestión y Calidad de la Investigación Científica del 2016 a la fecha. Investigador y Docente Universitario por más 30 años.

Manuel Enrique Pedroza Pacheco, Universidad Autónoma de Nicaragua-Managua

Es graduado de Ingeniero Agrónomo Fitotecnista, en la Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias de la UNAN, hoy UNA y Doctor en Ciencias Agrícolas, en la Universidad Agraria de Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Es miembro fundador de la Academia de Ciencias de Nicaragua (ACN). Creador del Programa de Maestría en “Métodos de Investigación Científica” y el Programa de Doctorado en “Gestión y Calidad de la Investigación, ambos de la UNAN Managua. Actualmente es profesor titular e investigador de UNAN-Managua

Published

2018-12-28

How to Cite

Dicovskiy Riobóo, L. M., & Pedroza Pacheco, M. E. (2018). Academic success in the university. Case study: Agro-Industrial engineering of the northern regional headquarters, Nicaragua. Journal of Science and Technology El Higo, 8(1), 33–42. Retrieved from https://revistas.uni.edu.ni/index.php/Higo/article/view/75

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Scientific articles