Compromiso con sus tareas escolares de los alumnos de 8° básico. Talca, Chile

Abstract

One of the reasons for defecting from the education system is the lack of interest in pursuing studies at both the middle and higher levels. Based on this problem it was established as the main objective of the research is to measure school commitment in the students belonging to the eighth year of basic education who attend municipal schools in the city of Talca, which is located in the Maule Region, Chile . The research was carried out during the year 2019, for this it was used in a quantitative methodology, both to collect information and for its analysis, it was used an adaptation of the instrument designed by Indiana University called National Survey of Student Engagement, which measures seven dimensions: institutional support, active learning and collaborative, enriching educational experiences, interaction with teachers, intrinsic factors, extrinsic factors and academic challenge. The instrument was applied to a total of the eight percent of the total of vulnerable schools, reaching a total of three hundred and ninety students. The findings indicate that there is a difference in the level of school commitment by sex and between students who have repeated and those who have not repeated the course in basic education, not appreciating significant differences in the rest of the variables measured.