Resumen

SANCHEZ, María del Rosario  y  MIGUEL, Vanessa Cristina. Relación entre los conocimientos previos y el rendimiento en la asignatura bioquímica en estudiantes de medicina. RFM [online]. 2006, vol.29, n.2, pp.114-120. ISSN 0798-0469.

The relationship between the results of a previous knowledge diagnostic exam (DE), the academic performance in biochemistry, and the way the students were admitted to the "Luis Razetti" Medical School in 2004-2005, was determined. The average grade obtained in the diagnostic exam was 10.2 ± 5.4 and had a Pearson correlation of 0.7 (P= 0.000) with the academic performance. It was found that students that were admitted to the UCV by a selection process have a better outcome in the diagnostic exam (10.7 ± 5.58 vs. 8.2 ± 4.6) and in the academic performance, compared to the students that were admitted by any of the admission agreements subscribed by the UCV. It was concluded that students that do not have the previous knowledge required have more probability to obtain low califications in biochemistry.

Palabras clave : Previous knowledge; Academic achievement; Medical students; Biochemistry.