DETERMINANTES INMEDIATOS DEL RENDIMIENTO ACADÉMICO EN LOS NUEVOS ESTUDIANTES MATRICULADOS EN EL SISTEMA DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR A DISTANCIA DEL ECUADOR: CASO UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA PARTICULAR DE LOJA

Abstract

In this article we report the significant determinants of academic performance of new students enrolled in the higher distance education system of Ecuador. A description and correlation of the variables was conducted to formalize the probabilistic model that confirms the positive, negative, individual and global effects. Keywords: academic performance, higher distance education, probabilistic model, determinants of academic performance.