Estilos de aprendizaje en estudiantes universitarios: Variaciones según sexo y edad

Palabras clave: Estilos de aprendizaje, enseñanza, educación superior, psicología del aprendizaje, integración

Resumen

En la educación superior, los estilos de aprendizaje constituyen un factor clave en el desempeño académico y la integración de los estudiantes. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar la relación del estilo de aprendizaje en función del sexo y la edad en los estudiantes de la Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Ecuador. Se empleó una metodología cuantitativa, descriptiva y correlacional, con un diseño no experimental y transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 379 estudiantes seleccionados mediante un muestreo no probabilístico. La recolección de datos se realizó a través del cuestionario CHAEA, y los análisis fueron procesados con SPSS para garantizar la validez estadística. Los resultados indican que el estilo de aprendizaje pragmático predomina en la población estudiada, lo que evidencia una inclinación generalizada hacia metodologías basadas en la aplicación de la práctica del conocimiento. Se identifican diferencias significativas según la edad, observando que los estudiantes más jóvenes prefieren enfoques dinámicos; mientras que los mayores tienden a métodos estructurados y reflexivos. En contraste, no se hallaron diferencias significativas en función del sexo, lo que sugiere una distribución homogénea de las preferencias de aprendizaje. Se concluye que, el estilo pragmático es predominante, con diferencias significativas según la edad, pero no según el sexo.

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Gustavo Enrique Antón-Vera

Magister en Docencia e Investigación Educativa. Docente de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación en la Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Portoviejo, Manabí, Ecuador. E-mail: gustavo.anton@utm.edu.ec ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7148-6456

Oswaldo José Jiménez-Bustillo

Doctor en Ciencias de la Educación. Magister en Educación mención Planificación Educativa. Licenciado en Educación Integral. Docente en la Universidad Estatal de Milagro, Milagro, Guayas, Ecuador. E-mail: ojimenezb@unemi.edu.ec ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3664-8522

Raúl Alberto Rengifo-Lozano

Doctor en Gestión Administrativa. Magister en Gerencia Pública.Economista. Abogado. Docente en la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Lima, Perú. E-mail: gespinozav@unac.edu.pe ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6545-6442

Sasha Lisseth Moreira-Garcia

Licenciada en Psicología. Investigadora Independiente en Ecuador. E-mail: psc.sashamoreira@gmail.com ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6457-3488

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2025-08-26
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Antón-Vera, G. E., Jiménez-Bustillo, O. J., Rengifo-Lozano, R. A., & Moreira-Garcia, S. L. (2025). Estilos de aprendizaje en estudiantes universitarios: Variaciones según sexo y edad. Revista De Ciencias Sociales, 31(3), 431-445. https://doi.org/10.31876/rcs.v31i3.44293
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