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Academic Performance Determinants of High School Students in the Department of Nariño, Colombia

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  • Diego Danilo Rodríguez Rosero

    (Universidad de Nariño)

  • Ruber Erlinton Ordoñez Ortega

    (Universidad de Nariño)

  • Mario Eduardo Hidalgo-Villota

    (Universidad de Nariño)

Abstract

This article seeks to illustrate the determining factors of the academic performance ofsecondary school students in the Department of Nariño, Colombia. Two ordinal regression modelswere gauged (logit and probit) and arranged based on the results of standardized testing for secondaryeducation (ICFES-SABER 11) conducted in 2018. The dependent variable used is polytomous,correspondingtotherankingfromlowesttohighestofthescoresobtainedwhiletakingthefollowingfactorsinto consideration: parents’ education levels, socioeconomic status, sex, access to learning technologies,the legal conditions of educational institutions, geographical location, and the number of weekly hoursstudents dedicate to completing complementary activities. The results show that access to technologicallearning tools such as computers and internet connection, the highest educational level of parents, gender(male), and studying in an official urban educational institution increases the probability of obtainingbetter academic performance

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  • Diego Danilo Rodríguez Rosero & Ruber Erlinton Ordoñez Ortega & Mario Eduardo Hidalgo-Villota, 2021. "Academic Performance Determinants of High School Students in the Department of Nariño, Colombia," Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, Departamento de Economía, issue 94, pages 87-126, Enero-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:lde:journl:y:2021:i:94:p:87-126
    DOI: 10.17533/udea.le.n94a341834
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    Keywords

    Academic performance; secondary education in Colombia; Prueba Saber 11 ICFES; ordered logit and probit models;
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    JEL classification:

    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods

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