Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Asociado de La Troncal, periodo octubre 2015-febrero 2016

Abstract

The Technical University of Loja looking to provide an improvement in the quality of distance education and reduce dropout rates early college education, has implemented a pilot mentoring project aimed at students of the first cycle which have submitted needs of orientation; graduates and students of the career of Educational Sciences with the aim of providing advice for proper insertion to college. This project is implemented in the University Center La Troncal with the participation of five students of different races and a student of the last cycle, which were led and guided by a tutor of the UTPL and Management Team. The methods were applied in the design of research were participation, descriptive and explanatory as well as tools for collecting statistical data that allowed diagnose student needs and create a plan guidance was also used. The results obtained with the implementation of the project allowed evidence that the college offered support favored significantly reduce dropout rates. Helping students to meet the needs of orientation allows the university to create a new vision of student support in which participants are mutually favored