Abstract

The purpose of this study is to associate, through the analysis of multiple correspondence, the indicators of income, academic performance and their connection with the levels of achievement of diagnostic competence, which may contribute to the study of teaching processes used by students of the career of Kinesiology. To this end, the income indicators of the students of Kinesiology of the Catholic University of Maule of the cohort 2015 were evaluated, and relationships were sought between the levels of achievement of diagnostic competence, socioeconomic level, high school grades, university selection test, university studies, origin, self-esteem and learning styles, which are associated with the academic performance obtained, toobserve possible trends. Theresults of the traditionally categorized income indicators do not guarantee achievements corresponding to the basic cycle of the career. On the other hand, during the formative process the criteria Bioethics, Protocol and Diagram, as levels of achievement, are demonstrative stages to regulate the students according to their performances, as they contribute significantly to the diagnostic competence