Publicación:

Relación de las funciones ejecutivas y el rendimiento académico en estudiantes adultos sordos de Medellín-Colombia, 2017

Resumen

Introduction: In Colombia there is no scientific evidence on the importance of executive functions for educational achievement in the adult population with hearing impairment. Objective: To determine the relationship of executive functions and academic performance in adult deaf students of Medellín-Colombia, 2017 Methods: Cross-sectional and psychometric s evaluation with 50 deaf adults, in whom the TMT-A, TMT-B8, TMT-B13 and the Wisconsin test were applied by psychologists with experience in educational and health issues. Selection and information biases were controlled. The analyzes were performed in SPSS 24.0® with summary measure, frequencies correlations, Cronbach's α and exploratory factor analysis. Results: The average age was 31 years, 57% were women, 80% single, 84% of low socioeconomic status, the majority referred infectious causes in their hearing problem. Excellent reliability, internal consistency, content and predictive validity were found. The academic performance presented an average of 3.5, in the executive functions the best results were presented in the TMT-B8 and the worst in Wisconsin. In the multivariate regression models, the TMT-B presented association with the socio-economic status, the TMT-A, the educational level of the parents, the occupation and the academic performance. Conclusion: With this study, valid scales are available for the measurement of school performance and executive functions. The academic performance was only related to the executive functions of the TMT-B, that is, attention, visual scanning, processing speed and mental flexibility, these were also related to socioeconomic conditions, which shows its multidimensionality in deaf adults.