Academic achievement and learning approaches: an approximation to the reality of higher education in the northern region of Brazil
Abstract
This paper analyses the different approaches to learning adopted by Higher Education students in the northern region of Brazil, and the relationship between these and academic performance. A comparative analysis to results obtained in Spain is carried out. The results point to the fact that the group of students with approaches to learning or approaches to orientation focused on meaning and understanding achieve good academic performance compared to the group of students with surface learning styles that achieve low academic performance. These data are relevant and consistent as they coincide with several research studies carried out in different educational and cultural contexts over the past decade.Downloads
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