
Sinergias educativas
April - June Vol. 7 - 2- 2022
http://sinergiaseducativas.mx/index.php/revista/
image of the different items of clothing and mentally "see" how they
combine with each other.
On the other hand, study habits are the steps we must follow to
achieve a school discipline that contributes to obtaining a good
academic performance. Study habits are the way in which
"knowledge of certain environmental conditions of time and space is
acquired" (Escalante et al., 2008, p.2). Authors such as Escalante et
al. (2008) state that study habits, techniques for researching,
understanding or learning, organizing material, taking notes,
summarizing, reviewing what has been learned and organizing
schedules are used to study. Escalante (2008) presents the following
components of study habits that should be considered in the
teaching-learning process: first, hygiene strategies: activities that
promote physical and mental health. Second, material conditions:
resources necessary for the study of each area, as well as the physical
space and its characteristics. Thirdly, study strategies: how the
individual learns, involving will, motivation and psychological
isolation; and finally, study capacity: mental operations such as
observing, associating, synthesizing, etc.
Regarding the major objectives of current education, to form a
responsible student who is aware of his or her own learning process
and of the most effective strategies to achieve it, authors such as
Parra et al. (2011) quote Herrera and Lorenzo (2009), who assert that
for a student to build knowledge, he or she must have autonomous
learning since childhood, as well as learning strategies and time
organization and study environment. These aspects are closely
related to learning styles. On the other hand, regarding the role of the
teacher in the development of habits, authors such as Aguilera and
Ortiz (2008) assert that it is the teacher who is responsible for
developing study skills and learning styles in students, guiding them
to understand psychological, pedagogical and learning processes,
where the student assumes an active position, builds knowledge,
interprets the world and learns to organize space and time. Finally,
for an integral development of the student, it is necessary that he/she
"organizes his/her study time, considering periods of rest, fun,
sports, and socializing with family and friends to improve his/her
school performance" (Escalante et al., 2008, p. 11). Study habits, as
well as learning styles, present traits specific to each person, which
depend on the physiological development, the affective and
emotional part, and to a great extent on the environment created at
the moment of facing the teaching-learning process.
Through academic performance, students, disciplines and
educational institutions themselves are qualified and rated, which is
why so much importance has been given to this aspect in the search