Relationship between student disinterest and academic performance in mathematics, technical baccalaureate in accounting

The research addresses the relationship between student disinterest and the academic performance of technical high school students of the "San Juan" Educational Unit, located in the canton of Pueblo Viejo, province of Los Ríos, Ecuador. In this institution, there has been evidence of low performance in the specialization of accounting, particularly in the subject of mathematics, which motivated the present study. The main objective was to determine the level of relationship between disinterest and academic performance in mathematics of students of technical baccalaureate in accounting during the first quarter of the 2024-2025 period. The research was developed under a quantitative-qualitative approach and with a cross-sectional design. It was based on a pertinent theoretical base, applying the survey technique and using a questionnaire as an instrument. The sample was census-based, made up of all students of the specialty. The results obtained show that there is a significant relationship between the variables, which manifests itself in an inverse way: when disinterest increases, academic performance decreases, and vice versa. In this sense, teacher participation through pedagogical strategies aimed at arousing interest becomes decisive to strengthen the skills, abilities and integral development of the students