Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Asociado de San Rafael año lectivo 2015.

Abstract

This research was conducted in the San Rafael Center of the Technical Particular University of Loja, during the academic year from April to August 2015, designed for students of the first cycle of the degree in psychology, the work met the main leading academic, social and teaching needs of the students. The research project lasted four months, and included the participation of ten students, which instruments for data collection was applied as: sheet of informative data, survey of thinking skills, questionnaires of orientation needs, expectations and fears. The study presents a descriptive exploratory methodology that allows to know the predominant situation and the attitudes of students, through data collection and identification of problems and educational needs Socio-personal, which provided information and analysis of the achieved results. It improved the process of adaptation to the University. The main objective of the project mentoring was to offer students resources that helped to integral development, allowing continuous academic integration, in order to assess their knowledge, and encourage group bonding and social skills, which enabled an academic insertion permanent, with the support of interactive workshops, and group dynamics.