Educação financeira nas escolas: aplicações e métodos de aprendizagem

Abstract

The present study aims to analyze the main determinants of the performance of the participants of the National High School Examination (Enem), residents of Ceará in the year 2015. This exam is essential for those who wish to enter a public university. The impact of the socioeconomic characteristics and educational background of the candidates' parents on their performance in each of the major areas (Portuguese, Mathematics, Humanities, Nature Sciences and Writing) was examined. The data used in this research were extracted from the Enem microdata of the year 2015 provided by the National Institute of Studies and Educational Research Anísio Teixeira (Inep). Through the application of a multiple regression model, estimated by Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), it was found that access to the Internet at home, particular school students, parents with higher levels of schooling and self-declared white students positively influence the performance of the participants in the five competences of the Enem test.