Impact of a university Tutorial Action Plan: academic performance, involvement and satisfaction

Abstract

This work focuses on the development of the Tutorial Action Plan (TAP) of University of Burgos, which begins its experience in the academic year 2009-2010. The objective of this work is the analysis, on three undergraduate Degrees, of the potential influence of the TAP on different variables related to first-year students and tutor-teachers: academic success, dropout, academic performance and involvement and satisfaction with the PAT. The sample is composed of 130 students and 49 teachers. We used several sources of information such as student enrollment records and reports of tutors and students about the TAP. Results from the statistical study show a positive trend for one of the analysed Degrees between performance and success of students and tutor involvement, and also a relatively high positive relationship between dropout and tutor involvement. Other outcomes, such as a general low student participation in the TAP and low involvement of some tutors, lead us to suggest some proposals in order to improve the TAP.

Keywords

• tutoría
• plan de acción tutorial
• educación superior
• estudiantes de primer año
• abandono
• profesores tutores
• rendimiento
• implicación
• satisfacción