Competencias Comunicativas Y Lingüísticas En Jóvenes Que Ingresan Al Sistema Universitario Y Su Relación Con Marcadores Neuro-Hormonales

Abstract

From previous studies that have evidenced the problems existing in incoming students regarding their communicative and linguistic skills it seemed necessary to investigate these conditions in students of the different academic units of our University, to try to implement psycho-educational instruments in search of answers to those academic difficulties Objectives: a) to evaluate communicative and linguistic skills in oral and written comprehension of incoming students in academic texts; b) to measure the population averages of: pituitary thyrotrophin TSH, prolactin PRL, cortisol and brain derived neurotrophic factor BNDF; c) to correlate biochemical values with their respective language skills; and d) to design psycho-neuro-educational intervention strategies to strengthen the necessary communicative and linguistic skills in the learning process. Methodology: All the hormones; PRO, cortisol and TSH were measured by direct chemiluminescence with Advia Centaur XP. For the determination of BNDF, ELISA Human free BNDF Quantikine DBD00 was used. Regarding reading skills, the instruments administered were: 1) The counselors of fear, by D.Guevara; and 2) Traditional stories in childhood, by E. Lescano, M Abate Daga, C. Giordano and A. Hermoso. R. The results were: The sample averages were: TSH: 2.28 µUI / ml, PRO: 11.01 ng / ml, Cortisol 8 am : 14.8 µg / dl and BNDF: 36031 pg / ml. A 59.1% of the population evaluated in the biochemistry and pharmacy careers are in a level of regular read-written skills, while 40.9% reach a good level of performance. No student reached the level of performance classified as very good. In the sample related to students of the medical career, it was found that 62.5% of the population had a good level of literacy, while 25% only achieved a regular level of performance; and only 12.5% enter within the very good criteria. Conclusions: University students had an BNDF average value higher than the population mean and the average population values of TSH, PRO and cortisol were within the normal range. However, a minority was found with abnormal values that suggest situations of stress and subclinical hypothyroidism. Language and communication skills should be reinforced with appropriate strategies to improve academic performance.