Desarrollo y Evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoria con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Asociado de Latacunga, año lectivo 2014-2015.

Abstract

This research work "Evaluation of a pilot mentoring experience for undergraduate students of the University Distance Learning Center Latacunga, period October 2014- February 2015" was held with the aim to implement, develop and evaluate sustainable pilot project, the perspective of promoting the improvement of orientation academically oriented processes. The research was conducted with the students of the University Center Latacunga, three mentees participating at risk of early abandonment and difficulties in achievement. The work is exploratory and descriptive, the methods of Participatory Action Research (IAP), descriptive, analytical used - synthetic and statistical techniques: reading, concept maps, summaries, observation survey. The results were analyzed and graphed The conclusion was reached is that mentoring benefits both mentors and mentees, mentors help to bring the development of skills such as leadership, responsibility, communication skills and teamwork; get mentees improve their knowledge about distance education, developing personal attitudes, improve their study skills and academic performance. Keywords: Educational guidance, needs counseling, mentoring