How to improve the learning? Influence of the self-esteem in the learning of the university student

  • Beatriz González-Vázquez Universidad de Vigo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rced.58899
Keywords: learning, self-esteem, creativity, communication skills

Abstract

In Education it is a key factor to know the psychological and neurocognitive variables that enhance the process of learning, and self-esteem is one of the most important, it is therefore essential to analyze the influences between self-esteem and learning. The aim of this paper is double: on the one hand, to analyze the hypothesis that a realistic or slightly positive self-esteem increases the learning, whereas a low self-esteem does not help. On the other hand, this study aim to verify whether the correlation between the self-esteem and the self-perception of the learning increases when it measure them in specific aspects. This relationship has been studied in a sample of 122 university students carrying out a cluster analysis, and applying a different way of measuring self-esteem. The results corroborate the hypothesis suggested, however the second objective is only partially confirmed. The analysis allows to suggest some ideas to improve the learning.

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Beatriz González-Vázquez, Universidad de Vigo

Beatriz González-Vázquez es Doctora en Administración y Dirección de Empresas, y profesora contratada doctora por la Universidad de Vigo. Sus principales líneas de investigación abordan la transferencia del conocimiento, así como también los temas relacionados con la educación. En este último campo trabaja sobre métodos para mejorar el aprendizaje, en concreto sobre los enfoques de aprendizaje del alumnado.

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Published
2019-07-01
How to Cite
González-Vázquez B. (2019). How to improve the learning? Influence of the self-esteem in the learning of the university student. Revista Complutense de Educación, 30(3), 781-795. https://doi.org/10.5209/rced.58899
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Vol. 30 No. 3 (2019)
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