Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de Mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de Educación Superior a Distancia, Centro Universitario Quito - Villaflora, período octubre 2015 – febrero 2016

Abstract

The work mentoring is a project promoted by the UTPL, with the aim of improving the processes of academic orientation, and encourage the emergence of a culture of support and thereby strengthen meaningful learning, publicizing the system studies, evaluation, application of methods :, techniques, technology, study habits, reading comprehension, information, attention and solution to the questions facing students of the first cycle, for which the application of qualitative-quantitative methods are proposed exploratory, descriptive primarily participatory action, with direct intervention of a trilogy, formed by the counselor, mentor; and 4 mentees, belonging to the University Center Quito, Villaflora.

Thanks to the Department of Management UTPL; and effective project development mentoring has been able to meet the problem that new students or mentees face and provide timely support in order to facilitate the insertion step and adaptation, to achieve their academic achievement, reduce dropout and dropout rates in higher education, ensuring retention and completion of their training.