Program to strengthen the competencies of the mentor teacher

Abstract

Considering that it is important for the tutor teacher to have the necessary competencies to develop the tutorial work efficiently, the purpose of this research was to propose a tutorial training program to strengthen the competencies of the tutor teacher. The design used was non-experimental, descriptive and propositional, and the sample consisted of 30 secondary school principals from educational institutions in Paita. The technique used was the survey and the instrument, a questionnaire of 24 questions divided into four dimensions: professional competencies, social skills, ethical consistency and digital competencies. Reliability was determined by Cronbach's alpha with a value of 0.935 and Mac-Donald's omega of 0.94 respectively. The results obtained in the research show that 57% of the tutor teachers are in the beginning level, 30% in process and only 13% in achieved. It is concluded that there is a deficit with respect to the competencies of the teacher who provides the tutoring service. Consequently, there is a need to develop a tutorial training program that allows the tutoring teacher to reflect on the pedagogical practice and strengthen the competencies that contribute to improve his/her professional performance.