Desarrollo y Evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Asociado de Zaruma, período octubre 2015 – febrero 2016

Abstract

Are targeting various needs of nursing students entering the distance learning mode, both in academic, personal, insertion and adaptation and information. The pilot mentoring project aimed to develop actions of counseling with students of junior MaD to facilitate their incorporation into this system, improve academic achievement and reduce the rate of early abandonment. The program was carried out at the University Center of Zaruma, involving ten undergraduate students previously assigned various degrees. The following methods were used: research, participatory action, descriptive, analytical method - synthetic, inductive, deductive and statistical; also to literature research techniques and field it was used; the instruments used were designed and provided by the Management Team. At the end of the mentoring it is concluded that the program was successful, as the mentees had the opportunity to clear their doubts and meet the needs guidance. By reading this report, you will have the opportunity to meet the educational reality in the MaD UTPL.