8. The life project and its relationship with academic performance in students of basic education

Abstract

This field descriptive and correlative study, analyze the relationship between project of life and the academic performance of students of 9th grade of basic education of the National Educative School, "El Cují", Barquisimeto. Estado Lara. The population consisted of the students on the 9^th grade of Basic Education, and a group of one hundred and twenty four students (124) constituted the sample. The information was collected by Behaviors Associated to the Life Project Inventory (BALPI). The relationship between the variables analysis was determined by Pearson Correlation Coefficient. A meaningful correlation on results was showed confirming the approach by which the Life Project of the students on the 9^th grade of Basic Education influences to the Academic Performance. Among general skills, the inclusion to Project of Life in school plan, helping teacher’s permanent formation, planning actions for developing capacity of critical analysis on students in front of their own vitals plans and encouraging positive attitudes in young people in front of Life Project and Academic Performance were suggested.