Inferential comprehension of specialized texts and academic achievement of the students of the first courses at a private university

• Autor: Ugarriza, Nelly
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2006
• Institución: Universidad de Lima
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de Lima
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.ulima.edu.pe:article/902
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.ulima.edu.pe/index.php/Persona/article/view/902
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Inferential comprehension; macro-structural processing; factorial analysis; Comprensión lectora inferencial; procesamiento macroestructural; análisis factorial

The problem of inferential comprehension of specialized texts by students of general studies at a private university (N=717) was the main axis of analysis in this study. The intention was to know the strategies that they used to understand a scientific text. When we analyzed by means of the factorial analysis the cognitive activities they undertook when reading a text of Psychology, we reached a solution of two factors: F1, macro structural processing; and F2 model of the situation. The intervention of the professors was recommended who must promote their approach to the text and teach them adequate strategies for the comprehension of scientific texts of the courses they are in charge.