Despite the increase in Latin America of Higher Education coverage, grave dropout problems persist that question the role of educational experiences to foster students' academic engagement. This study was carried out in Colombia and sought to establish the relationship between the five benchmarks that compose academic engagement and the academic performance of a group of Colombian university students. The transversal and correlational study used the Spanish version of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) that measures students' level of participation in five dimensions: Academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational experiences, and supportive campus environment and its relationship to academic performance. The findings of 1906 students from 7 universities indicate that there are statistically significant, but weak correlations between the items that compose the benchmarks and students' academic performance, which lead to reflect upon key aspects to strengthen the education experiences offered to university students. ResumenA pesar de la ampliación de la cobertura en la educación superior latinoamericana, persisten graves problemas de deserción que llevan a cuestionar el papel de las experiencias educativas en el fomento del compromiso académico de los estudiantes. Esta investigación se realizó en Colombia y buscó determinar la relación que existe entre el compromiso estudiantil y el desempeño académico de un grupo de universitarios colombianos. El estudio transversal y correlacional empleó la versión en español de la encuesta National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) que mide el nivel de participación de los estudiantes en cinco dimensiones: reto académico, aprendizaje activo y colaborativo, interacción con docentes y personal administrativo, experiencias educativas enriquecedoras y apoyo institucional. Los hallazgos de 1906 estudiantes de 7 universidades señalan que existen correlaciones estadísticamente significativas, aunque débiles, entre los índices del compromiso estudiantil y el promedio académico, y conducen a reflexionar sobre aspectos claves para el fortalecimiento de las experiencias educativas que se ofrecen al universitario. KeywordsStudent dropout, retention, higher education, student engagement, academic performance, NSSE, academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, studentfaculty interaction, enriching educational experiences, and supportive campus environment. DescriptoresDeserción estudiantil, abandono escolar, retención, educación superior, compromiso estudiantil, desempeño académico, NSSE, reto académico, aprendizaje activo y colaborativo, interacción con docentes y personal administrativo, experiencias educativas enriquecedoras, apoyo institucional.
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