Desarrollo y Evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Asociado de Madrid - Valencia, ciclo académico octubre 2014 febrero 2015

Abstract

Abstract:Students just entering the distance mode, with difficulty adapting to the system, due to lack of study strategies to enable them to self-learning; sometimes discourages them these needs and to generate desertion. The aim is to implement, develop and evaluate a mentoring project for undergraduate students of distance learning. The research was applied in the CUA Madrid - Valencia, taking as example undergraduates. Methods were used: descriptive, analytical - synthetic, inductive, deductive, statistical; also the techniques of observation and survey. The instruments were the self-assessment questionnaire needs guidance and observation log-face mentoring activities. It is concluded that students have the necessary academic and personal guidance because there is lack of study habits and strategies, time management, management of teaching tools, among others. A manual for Mentor, which is designed considering the needs of student guidance, establishing actions and strategies to strengthen academic activities proposed.