Desarrollo y Evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de educación Superior a Distancia Centro Universitario Asociado de Quito

Abstract

This research work develops a subject of analysis and decision-making regarding a transcendent educational activity that has as general objective the implementation, development and evaluation of mentoring project for undergraduate online students. The main goal of this research is to improve the quality of the academic orientation processes and the emergence of a culture of support, favoring significant learning. This research was conducted with a sample of four freshmen level students, each from different majors, who assumed the role of mentees and senior students who were mentors all the students belonged to the Quito Regional Center. During this research the following techniques were used: qualitative-quantitative methods, exploratory and descriptive techniques of observation, interviews and surveys. This methods helped reach the conclusion that mentoring is a contribution to the integral formation of online students and that mentoring is a basic step that will impact the academic permanence of each student. Reading this contribution, surely arouse interest for future research studies.