Effectiveness of the PIENSO program on school performance

Authors

  • Vilma Mariela Bojorque Iñeguez Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad Ciencias Médicas. Carrera de Medicina Cuenca - Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2779-4157
  • Gina Catalina Bojorque Iñegues Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Filosofía. Carrera de Educación Inicial. Cuenca - Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5223-2829
  • Cindy Tatiana López Orellana Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Psicología. Carrera de Licenciatura en Psicología. Cuenca - Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6054-1154
  • Juana Catalina Dávalos Molina Universidad de Cuenca. Facultad de Filosofía. Carrera de Educación Inicial. Cuenca - Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9962-3755

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18537/RFCM.40.01.02

Keywords:

academic performance, intelligence, child, education

Abstract

Introduction: different international studies highlight the importance of stimulating the intelligence of schoolchildren to improve their academic performance, replicating these experiences at the local level is the motivation of this work.

 

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the PIENSO program in the school achievement of Cuenca children aged 8- to- 9 years.

Methodology: A quasi-experimental study was carried out in 13 urban public schools in the city of Cuenca, a total of 329 children in the fourth year of basic education participated, 183 minors were randomly assigned to the experimental group that received the PIENSO program, 146 were included in the control group. The students were evaluated using the Wechsler intelligence scale before and after the intervention with this program. The performance appraisal was taken from the report card.

Results: the children of the experimental group obtained significantly higher scores in the school performance tests (mean 8.59) than the students of the control group (mean 8.47).

Conclusion: the children who participated in the modules of the PIENSO program obtained a better school performance than those of the control group.

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Published

2022-08-18

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 1 (2022): Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad de Cuenca

Section

Original Article

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