Examen de calidad de la educación superior Saber Pro: factores sociodemográficos en el desempeño académico en Instrumentación Quirúrgica / Test on quality of higher education saber pro: sociodemographic factors associated with results obtained by surgical instrument technicians

RESUMEN

Los examenes de calidad de la educación superior Saber Pro en Colombia hacen parte de la estrategia gubernamental para garantizar la alta calidad de la educación. El programa de instrumentación quirúrgica lo ha presentado desde 2010; se desarrolla en 16 instituciones de educación superior (IES) del país. Objetivo: determinar los factores sociodemográficos asociados con el desempeño entre 2010 y 2011. Métodos: análisis multinivel para determinar la correlación de las variables sociodemográficas e institucionales con las académicas mediante la información de la base de datos FTP del ICFES. El análisis se hizo con medida de tendencia central, dispersión y frecuencias absolutas. Se construyó una base de datos en excel y se utilizó el programa stata 12. Resultados: el principal factor asociado con el desempeño en los componentes genéricos del examen Saber Pro 2010 y 2011 es la edad más joven del estudiante, en los demás componentes existen diferentes factores de acuerdo con la competencia evaluada...

ABSTRACT

The tests on the quality of undergraduate education in Colombia (Saber Pro) are part of the strategy undertaken by the National Government to guarantee the high quality of education. The surgical instrument technician program students have taken this exam since 2010. It is applied in 16 Colombian undergraduate education institutions and although they share the objective of formation the test results may be associated to various factors, some institution-related and others related to the student´s social and demographic characteristics. Objective: to determine the social and demographic characteristics associated to test results between 2010 and 2011. Methods: a multilevel analysis to determine the correlation of social and demographic characteristics and institutional variables with academic variables using the information recorded in the ICFES FTP data bases. Students of Colombian instrument technician schools and programs were included. Cases with incongruent information were excluded. Central tendency measures, dispersion and absolute frequencies were used. An excel data base was constructed and the Stata 12 program was utilized. Results: younger age of the student was the major result-associated factor in the generic components of the 2010 and 2011 Saber Pro exam. Other components are associated with various factors related to the specific competence assessed...