Soft skills and academic performance of Professional School’s students of Accounting at the National University of Cañete, 2023 [Habilidades blandas y rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de la Escuela Profesional de Contabilidad de la Universidad Nacional de Cañete, 2023]

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine if there is a significant correlation between soft skills and academic performance. For this reason, the research was carried out in higher education. The type of research is applied, with the level of research being descriptive and correlational. The research was transversal; since the survey was carried out only once using the questionnaire and notes technique. The sample is simple random, 52 students from the first and second cycles enrolled in the 2023-1 semester, who constitute the study. It was shown that the use of soft skills and academic performance in students predominates at the middle level, that is, represented by 61.54% (32). Therefore, it is necessary for teachers to apply soft skills in their classes. The average of respondents regarding the use of soft skills is favorable. It was determined that more than 50% of the respondents are older than 3,06128, that is, they have a favorable possession. On average, subjects have a rank of 3.5000 (favorable). Furthermore, the average deviation was 1.06128. The minimum score was 1 and the maximum was 5. Therefore, the Use of soft skills benefits the student. It is concluded that there is an adequate significant relationship between the use of soft skills and the academic performance of university students, due to a moderate correlation of 0.819.