Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Asociado de Quito

Abstract

UTPL in its effort to strengthen the care and guidance in Distance Learning, has joined the mentoring process to provide new students favorescan tools to their academic and social integration .In the mentioned process, a Students in higher grades (mentor) supports and guides a student / a incoming (I mentee) .All this under the supervision of teachers -tutores. The research carried out aims to point out the needs of guidance that the students of first cycle, in order to overcome / remedy any problems that may occur and thus avoiding possible defections. The research used for this purpose was qualitative and quantitative, exploratory and descriptive. On examination performed, it became clear that guidance needs presentandas by students are related to the International adaptation and integration into the mentioned system of education and the lack of academic orientation and lack of .The information applied process did not the expected impact on the mentees due to multiple factors affecting implementation.