On the academic success in the first year of Computer Engineering in the Cujae: preliminary analysis

Abstract

The academic performance of university students is one of the most important quality indicators of the higher education system. It is often observed that the lowest academic performance occurs in the first year of the course. However, the results that have been presented in previous studies, on the incidence of possible intervening variables, differ from one university to another and, even, each career within the same university requires a particular analysis. In this paper a group of variables that may influence the promotion results of first-year
students of the Computer Engineering course at the Technological University of Havana is identified. A correlational analysis is performed to estimate which variables show a greater association with the promotion towards the second year of the course. The information registered in the Faculty of Computer Engineering of the Technological University of Havana José Antonio Echeverría during three courses has been taken into account. The results obtained suggest that the most influential variables in the promotion towards the second year are the academic
index, admission score, the group size and score obtained in some subjects.