Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes del primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, centro universitario asociado de San Rafael

Abstract

The problem with the distance learning mode is the dropout due to the failure of the virtual system and the new students’ new lifestyle. The Universidad Técnica de Loja has the first form of distance education in Latin America, with 23,900 national and international students. In recent years, Latin America has seen an average dropout rate of 80% at universities that share the same distance learning mode. The proposal mentoring at the Universidad Técnica de Loja is a qualitative and quantitative, exploratory and descriptive research that allows a more complete analysis of students by collecting, processing and analyzing information, with the collaboration of ten first cycle mentees in psychology. The results obtained applying different organization and self-evaluation techniques to the students, provided satisfactory data about improving the development of learning skills, academic guidance, management of virtual platforms (EVA for its Spanish acronym) and administrative processes. This work presents the development of the project and its effectiveness in meaningful learning.