Desarrollo y evaluación de una experiencia piloto de mentoría con estudiantes de primer ciclo de educación superior a distancia, Centro Universitario Asociado de Azogues, periodo octubre 2015-febrero 2016

Abstract

This thesis "Evaluation of a pilot mentoring experience for students entering the first cycle of Distance Education, University Center Azogues, academic period October 2015-February 2016, was carried out with the aim to implement, develop and evaluate the importance of guidance and support to students mentees first cycle of the distance mode of UTPL to facilitate quality improvement processes academically oriented. They are participating students (mentees) with difficulties and risk of abandonment on academic achievement; graduates of Education Sciences mention Childhood Education (mentors); professors from the Technical University of Loja (counselors), formed the triad of mentoring. The methods used were: research, participatory, descriptive, analytic-synthetic, inductive and deductive statistical action, interviews, surveys, observations, and rating scales were applied. This research process is concluded, that has multiple benefits, which allowed the student self-realization, guidance and advice have a peer, in relation to the different needs and improve academic skills.