Characterization of the results of the Saber Pro Tests in speech therapy programs in Colombia in the years 2018 - 2022 Caracterización de los resultados del examen Saber Pro en los programas de Fonoaudiología en Colombia en los años 2018 – 2022

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The Saber Pro higher education quality state exam, in Colombia, is aimed at students of professional academic programs who are about to finish their Higher Education cycle, it is an indicator of the quality of higher education present in the university ; this exam is regulated by decree 3963 of October 14, 2009 and which was converted into an additional requirement for the degree by decree 4216 of October 30, 2009. METHODS: Quantitative study of descriptive scope. The results of the generic competences published by ICFES, of the Saber Pro exam in the years 2018 to 2022, were analyzed. The average scores, standard deviations and performance levels obtained by the 15 Colombian Speech Therapy programs that presented the exam were used. test during the study period. RESULTS: At the national level, the critical reading module is the competition with the best average (153.39) with a maximum of (191.0) and a minimum of (132.0) and, quantitative reasoning, obtained the lowest average in Colombia (142.28) with a maximum of (181.0) and a minimum of (118.0). ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION: There is a tendency to maintain the average results, with some exemptions in results with a difference of almost 30 points in the written communication module in 2018. CONCLUSIONS: The Colombian Speech Pathology programs show their greatest strength in critical reading competence and its weakness in quantitative reasoning competence.