Professional vocational interest and academic performance in the students from the Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú, 2012

Abstract

Objective: To determine the relationship between vocational-professional interest and the academic performance in specialism subjects of first and third cycle students from the Primary Education Professional School in the Education Faculty at the “Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú” - Huancayo 2012. Methods: The research has correlational descriptive level. The sample was formed by first and third cycle students from the Education Faculty at UNCP during the semester 2012. The selection was made by simple random sampling. Results: With a significance level of 5%, there is enough statistical evidence to affirm that there is positive correlation between the vocationalprofessional interest and the academic performance in specialism subjects of the first and third cycle students from the Education Faculty at the “Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú”. Conclusions: The vocational-professional interest affects positive and significantly in the academic performance in specialism subjects that have the first and third year students from the Education Faculty at the UNCP, semester 2012. The academic performance in specialism subjects is in normal average (mean of 13,43) Table No. 5 and 6 in first and third year students from the Education Faculty at the UNCP – Huancayo.