Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia de mentoría para estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación a Distancia, Centro Universitario UTPL Quito - Turubamba 2014-2015

Abstract

The research was conducted in Quito (Villaflora center), involving six mentees (I cycle) and a mentor (graduate); addresses the problem of increasing abandonment of the students who enter the system of distance education. It aims to develop new competencies and skills by working peer to optimize the learning process and prevent dropout. Deductive method was used; techniques were observation, interviews, questionnaires; instruments: ICT, social networks, phone calls, messages, email, blogspot: Elclubdelosvivos.blogspot.com. The findings show that the program contributed to the achievement of competencies and skills, there was an academic and attitudinal improvement; concerns about the evaluation and interaction in the Virtual Learning Environment rinsed, decreasing their anxiety. The contribution of this research is reflected in the Manual Mentor offers alternatives to address this problem, proposes strategies for efficient mentoring is an effective way to overcome common barriers and increase the possibility of completing a career tool. As noted invite the reader to review and critically analyze this work, results and conclusions.