Caracterización y determinantes del rendimiento académico de estudiantes de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Cuenca

The present descriptive correlational and transversal research was carried out in the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Cuenca, Careers in Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics and Agronomic Engineering located in the province of Azuay, Ecuador, South America. The objective was to characterize the students enrolled in the period March - August 2016 and establish the determinants of university academic performance, 100% of the student population was applied a structured survey on sociodemographic aspects and satisfaction on educational aspects using a Likert scale and analyzed the databases of the Socio-Economic Management Systems (SGSE) and Academic Management (SGA) of the University of Cuenca, grouping 48 possible personal, social and institutional determinants. For data analysis, the statistical package IBM® SPSS® Statistics version 24 and Microsoft Office Excel® version 16.0 software were used, considering the appropriate tools for a descriptive and correlational investigation. The study showed that the largest student population comes from the area of direct influence of the University of Cuenca and tax colleges with a performance rating in the baccalaureate of very good the same that fail to be maintained and/or overcome by the majority of students in the course of their third level training, reducing their performance to a regular or good rating. Of the determinants studied, only 18 show a relationship with university academic performance, although this is minimal or low.