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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Perception of Cognitive Functions and Academic Performance in Chilean Public Schools.

Jacqueline Valdebenito-Villalobos, María Antonia Parra-Rizo, Yasna Chávez-Castillo, Caterin Díaz-Vargas, Gloria Sanzana Vallejos, Aurora Gutiérrez Echavarría, Andrea Tapia Figueroa, Xeny Godoy Montecinos, Rafael Zapata-Lamana, Igor Cigarroa

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Jacqueline Valdebenito-VillalobosEscuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile.
María Antonia Parra-RizoFaculty of Health Sciences, Valencian International University(VIU), 46002 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1986-1148
Yasna Chávez-CastilloGrupo Interdisciplinario en Educación GIIE, Escuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-4722-7096
Caterin Díaz-VargasEscuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-1787-683X
Gloria Sanzana VallejosFacultad de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile.
Aurora Gutiérrez EchavarríaEscuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile.
Andrea Tapia FigueroaEscuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile.
Xeny Godoy MontecinosEscuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile.
Rafael Zapata-LamanaEscuela de Educación, Universidad de Concepción, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile.
Igor CigarroaEscuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Los Ángeles 4440000, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-0418-8787

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Abstract

Understanding the perception that students have about their own cognitive processes is a key aspect that allows for a deeper assimilation of the different factors that affect school performance. However, there is limited evidence explaining the link between students' perception of their own cognitive functions and their academic performance. The objective of this study was to analyze the association between perception of cognitive functions, such as memory, processing speed, attention, execution of complex tasks and nervousness, and academic performance in Chilean schoolchildren from the province of Biobio. A cross-sectional analytic design was conducted. The sample consisted of 590 elementary school students (12 ± 1.3 years old; 48.3% female) from Chilean public schools. The academic performance was measured by means of the accumulated final grades in the language, mathematics, physical education and health subjects, and the grade point average (GPA) of each student. Moreover, a survey to measure the cognitive functions of the participants was applied. The results show that 20.3% of the students perceived themselves as very nervous and 16.8% felt distracted. Differences in marks were observed in all the measured subjects, as well as in GPAs, depending on the perception of cognitive functions. Thus, the students with low to moderate perceptions of their cognitive functions received lower marks than those who reported a high perception. These results were consistent after a multivariate analysis adjusted for a socio-educational variables model. In conclusion, one in five public school students in the Biobío Region of Chile expressed a low perception of their cognitive functions, which is consistent with their weaker school performance. Therefore, it is believed that integrating curricular activity and cognitive work could potentially boost the perception of said functions, and thus reduce the risk of poor academic performance.

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academic performanceChilecognitive processescross-sectional designself-perception

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PMCPMC9598774

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