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RUIZ BOLIVAR, Carlos. Evaluation of a Virtual Tutoring Experience of a Thesis in the Context of a Doctoral Program in Education. Paradígma [online]. 2014, vol.35, n.1, pp.129-148. ISSN 1011-2251.

The purpose of this research study was to evaluate a virtual tutorial experience of a doctoral dissertation to determine the viability and efficiency of this academic advising modality in higher education. The study was developed in the context of the Interisntitutional Doctor in Education Program supported by Universidad Centroccidental Lisando Alvarado, Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador and the Universidad Experimental Politécnica Antonio José de Sucre place on Barquisimeto city, Venezuela. This research was developed from May 2010 through April 2013 following the theoretical orientation of naturalist-interpretative paradigm. Subjects were five doctor in education students, females and teacher in higher education. Information came through a self-administered on line open questions questionnaire and analyzed under the content analysis procedures. A virtual classroom designed by this author based on PACIE methodology was utilized under the Moodle Learning Management System. The information coming from students when it was segmented, codified, categorized and related to each other allow identify the underlying structure of the data compose of the following four categories: student, tutor, technology and learning. The most relevant result of this experience was that all dissertations were successfully finished leaving as a learning balance on the students the development of competences to do a dissertation, on educational research and on how to use ICT and internet in this context.

Palabras clave : tutoring of virtual theses; virtual tutor; virtual dissertation; distance education.

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