Desarrollo y Evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Asociado de Zaruma, período octubre 2015 – febrero 2016

Abstract

Students entering the distance learning modality face diverse needs guidance in academic, personal, and information integration and adaptation. This research aimed to develop actions of counseling with students of junior MaD to facilitate their incorporation into this system of study, improve academic achievement and reduce the rate of early abandonment. It was made in the CUA Zaruma, we worked with five undergraduate students of various specialties previously allocated. The following methods were used: participatory action research, descriptive, analytical method - synthetic, inductive, deductive and statistical; also to literature research techniques and field it was used; the instruments used were designed and provided by the Management Team. The mentees had the opportunity to clear their doubts and meet the needs guidance. It shows that 100% of freshmen attributed great importance to the guidance in aspects of personal nature. Also, 100% of participants rated excellent mentoring program.