Predictive model to improve the competence perception and academic performance in colleges

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship of teacher care, basic psychological needs (competence, autonomy and relationships with others perceive) and academic motivation on perceived academic competence and the average grade of the students. The sample consisted of 431 college students (202 men and 220 women) Grade Physical and Sport Education and Psychology, belonging to the University Miguel Hernández of Elche, with a mean age of 22 years (SD = 2.41). The instruments used were: The Professor Scale of Care, The Satisfaction Scale of Psychological Needs, The Education Academic Motivation Scale, and The Questionnaire Perceived Academic Competence. Descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations), the internal consistency of each factor, bivariate correlations for all variables, and a regression analysis to test the structural model were calculated. The results show a significant positive correlation between all the variables. In addition, the tested model showed that the average student's grade is predicted, and significantly positive academic competence, this determination by the index for these psychological mediators and for the care of the teacher. These findings support the importance of teacher-student ́s relationship, so it could have an effect on perceived academic competence, achieve greater motivation to learn and better outcomes.

Keywords

• cuidado del profesor
• competencia académica
• motivación académica
• rendimiento académico
• autonomía
• universitario