Estudio regional sobre la comprensión lectora y razonamiento lógico matemático en estudiantes de nivel primario y secundario en el eje metropolitano de Cochabamba - Bolivia en la gestión 2023

Oscar Velasco

doi:10.35319/consciencias.202532161

Authors

Oscar Velasco Fundación Sedes Sapientiae https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4648-1179

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35319/consciencias.202532161

Keywords:

Basic skills, Reading comprehension, Mathematical logical reasoning

Abstract

This study forms part of a comprehensive evaluation of educational quality, focusing specifically on understanding the status of fundamental competencies achieved by students in reading comprehension and mathematical logical reasoning. The assessment encompassed 3rd and 6th grade primary students and 4th and 6th grade secondary students from educational institutions in the municipalities of Cochabamba's central axis during the 2023 academic year. This research addresses the critical gap in official information regarding these basic competencies, which fall under the school's educational mandate. This research employed a mixed-methods approach within an interpretive framework. The quantitative component enabled a systematic assessment of students' capacity development levels, while the qualitative component explored teachers' perceptions regarding students' performance in these competencies and identified potential influencing factors. The results indicated that students from both educational levels and across all evaluated grades performed within the "developing" range, which is classified as "failed" according to the Ministry of Education's assessment scale. Most concerning was the finding that deductive inferential comprehension and critical thinking levels were the least developed areas among students. Similarly, in mathematical logical reasoning, students from both educational levels and across all grades scored within the "developing" range, equivalent to "failed" according to official assessment standards. The most significant deficiency identified was in the application of learning to problem-solving situations.

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Author Biography

Oscar Velasco, Fundación Sedes Sapientiae

Academic Training and Innovation from the Virtual University of Barcelona. He currently works as Academic Coordinator at the Sedes Sapientiae Foundation and is a part-time lecturer at the Bolivian Catholic University, Cochabamba campus.

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