Estrategias de adquisición del vocabulario y comprensión lectora en estudiantes peruanos de educación secundaria

Vocabulary Acquisition Strategies and Their Association with Reading Comprehension in Peruvian Secondary School Students

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Publicado: 2026-10-28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33996/revistahorizontes.v10i44.1335
Palabras clave:
"Adquisición del lenguaje"; "Comprensión de lectura"; "Educación secundaria"; "Estrategias de aprendizaje"; "Vocabulario"
Keywords:
"Language acquisition"; "Reading comprehension"; "Secondary education"; "Learning strategies"; "Vocabulary";

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Marleni Quispe Pareja
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5728-5834
María Elena Cornejo Guevara
Universidad César Vallejo. Lima, Perú
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4235-941X
Luz Angélica Castro Caracholi
Universidad César Vallejo. Lima, Perú
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3179-0127
Elvira del Pilar Vidal Cabrera de Caballero
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola. Lima, Perú
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1675-5048
José Luis Iparraguirre Tomás
Universidad de San Martín de Porres. Lima, Perú
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3203-260X
Contexto: La adquisición estratégica del vocabulario constituye un factor relevante para el desarrollo de la comprensión lectora durante la educación secundaria, debido a que favorece la construcción de significados, el acceso al vocabulario académico y la interpretación eficaz de textos cada vez más complejos. Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre las estrategias de adquisición del vocabulario y la comprensión lectora en estudiantes del primer grado de educación secundaria de una institución educativa de Lima, Perú. Metodología: Se empleó un enfoque cuantitativo, con diseño no experimental, correlacional y transversal, orientado a analizar la relación entre las estrategias de adquisición del vocabulario y la comprensión lectora en estudiantes de educación secundaria. La muestra estuvo conformada por 50 alumnos. Resultados: Las estrategias de adquisición del vocabulario constituyeron la dimensión más estrechamente asociada con la comprensión lectora (ρ = .693; p < .001), superando la relación observada para el desarrollo global del vocabulario (ρ = .630; p < .001). Además, el dominio del vocabulario y su uso funcional presentaron correlaciones positivas moderadas (ρ = .401; p = .004), lo que evidencia la contribución de las distintas dimensiones léxicas al desempeño comprensivo. Conclusión: Las estrategias de adquisición del vocabulario desempeñan un papel relevante en la comprensión lectora, por lo que su fortalecimiento en la educación secundaria constituye una alternativa pedagógica pertinente para favorecer la construcción de significados y el desarrollo de competencias lectoras.
Background: Strategic vocabulary acquisition is a significant factor in the development of reading comprehension during secondary education, as it facilitates meaning construction, access to academic vocabulary, and the effective interpretation of increasingly complex texts. Objective: To determine the relationship between vocabulary acquisition strategies and reading comprehension among first-year secondary school students at an educational institution in Lima, Peru. Methodology: A quantitative approach was employed using a non-experimental, correlational, and cross-sectional design to analyze the relationship between vocabulary acquisition strategies and reading comprehension in secondary school students. The sample consisted of 50 students. Results: Vocabulary acquisition strategies were the dimension most closely associated with reading comprehension (ρ = .693; p < .001), surpassing the relationship observed for overall vocabulary development (ρ = .630; p < .001). Furthermore, vocabulary mastery and functional vocabulary use showed moderate positive correlations (ρ = .401; p = .004), demonstrating the contribution of various lexical dimensions to reading comprehension performance. Conclusion: Vocabulary acquisition strategies play a significant role in reading comprehension; therefore, strengthening these strategies in secondary education represents a relevant pedagogical approach to fostering meaning construction and the development of reading competencies.

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Vol. 10 Núm. 44 (2026): Octubre - Diciembre

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Quispe Pareja, M., Cornejo Guevara, M. E., Castro Caracholi, L. A., Vidal Cabrera de Caballero, E. del P., & Iparraguirre Tomás, J. L. (2026). Estrategias de adquisición del vocabulario y comprensión lectora en estudiantes peruanos de educación secundaria. Horizontes Revista De Investigación En Ciencias De La Educación, 10(44), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.33996/revistahorizontes.v10i44.1335
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