Diferentes situaciones académicas demandan de los alumnos el empleo de estilos de pensamiento específicos para desempeñarse correctamente en el sistema universitario. Esta investigación se propone describir los Estilos de Pensamiento de estudiantes universitarios y su relación con el rendimiento académico. Participaron 225 alumnos universitarios de distintas ramas de estudio. Se ejecutó una prueba MANCOVA que obtuvo efectos multivariados significativos para las variables sexo, rama de estudio y la interacción entre sexo y situación laboral. Luego un análisis correlacional verificó asociaciones estadísticamente significativas entre el rendimiento académico y los estilos en estudiantes de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas. Los resultados se discuten a la luz de la teoría y de implicancias prácticas.

Different academic situations demand the use of specific thinking styles in order to achieve success in higher educational. The study aims to describe college students’ thinking styles and to relate them with academic achievement. The sample was composed of 225 college students representing diverse majors. A MANCOVA test revealed significant multivariate effects for sex and major, as well as for the interaction between sex and working status. Correlational analysis verified significant associations between academic achievement and styles for Social and Human Science majors. Results are discussed from theoretical and practical standpoints.

Different academic situations demand the use of specific thinking styles in order to achieve success in higher educational. The study aims to describe college students’ thinking styles and to relate them with academic achievement. The sample was composed of 225 college students representing diverse majors. A MANCOVA test revealed significant multivariate effects for sex and major, as well as for the interaction between sex and working status. Correlational analysis verified significant associations between academic achievement and styles for Social and Human Science majors. Results are discussed from theoretical and practical standpoints.