This research delves into strategies to accompany and support learning and teaching in higher education, with a focus on tutoring and mentoring and on the correlated assessment practices. The national and international literature review on the topics of interest led, specifically, to the development of an assessment model called "Framework for the Assessment of Mentoring and Tutoring programmes in Higher Education" (FAMT). It represents a redesign and extension of the impact evaluation model proposed by Kreber and colleagues (2001), but incorporates not only impact-related dynamics, but also ex-ante, in-itinere and ex-post levels. By means of a series of questions, the model makes it possible to identify what to evaluate, and to accompany the analysis, design, implementation and dissemination of assessment actions in mentoring and tutoring programmes in higher education. The FAMT model was applied to two case studies to develop new assessment practices in these contexts. To this end, an evaluative research was designed, and the evaluation questions were referred, as anticipated, to novel aspects of assessment in the contexts considered. In particular, the first considered context is the Tutorato Formativo (TF), a programme of activities and meetings to support the formative process of higher education students, dedicated to those enrolled in the first-year courses at the University of Padua. The programme, which is active since 2014/15, already had many established assessment practices. Starting from this, the topic of the development of transversal competences (CT) was chosen as an element of interest to be assessed through the experimentation. The FAMT model made it possible to clearly identify the objectives of the assessment and all the operational aspects. This led to the creation, administration and analysis of several assessment tools (mixed methods approach): an assessment rubric, a pre-post structured questionnaire, interviews and focus group mediated by images. The Mentoring Polito Project (M2P), the second experimentation context, is instead a faculty peer mentoring programme for the professional qualification of university teachers, developed at the Politecnico of Torino. It is a new course, launched in 2021/22. The assessment questions in M2P concerned the experience of the participants of the first edition, and ad hoc assessment tools (questionnaires, written interviews and pedagogical supervision) were designed to answer the research questions. The research in the case studies yielded results in several directions. First, the individual TF and M2P realities can have new assessment tools at their disposal, created on the basis of the literature and contextualised to their needs, as well as the results obtained, which can be used for future development actions. In a transversal sense, the scientific community can see a concrete assessment experience, described in detail and including the tools used and all processes, which can be a starting point for assessment actions also in different contexts. Finally, the results show that the FAMT assessment model, thanks to its high potential for customisation, can be successfully applied to accompany the assessment of mentoring and tutoring programmes in different contexts, helping the design, implementation and dissemination of coherent and effective assessment actions.
La ricerca approfondisce le strategie di accompagnamento e supporto all’apprendimento e all’insegnamento nell’educazione superiore, in particolare il mentoring e tutoring e le pratiche di valutazione correate. La literature review nazionale e internazionale riferita ai temi di interesse ha portato, nello specifico, all’elaborazione di un modello di valutazione denominato “Framework for the Assessment of Mentoring and Tutoring programs in Higher Education” (FAMT). Esso rappresenta una rielaborazione e ampliamento del modello di impact evaluation proposto da Kreber e colleghi (2001), accogliendo però non solo dinamiche relative all’impatto, ma anche livelli di valutazione ex-ante, in-itinere ed ex-post. Il modello elaborato, attraverso una serie di domande guida, permette di identificare ciò che si desidera valutare e di accompagnare l’analisi, la progettazione, l’implementazione e la disseminazione di azioni valutative in programmi di mentoring e tutoring nell’educazione superiore. Il modello FAMT è stato applicato a due casi studio con l’obiettivo di sviluppare, in tali contesti, nuove pratiche valutative. A tal fine, è stato progettato un disegno di ricerca di tipo valutativo, e i quesiti valutativi hanno fatto riferimento ad aspetti inediti di valutazione nei contesti considerati. In particolare, il primo caso studio considerato è il Tutorato Formativo (TF), un programma di attività e incontri a supporto del processo formativo degli studenti universitari, dedicato agli iscritti al primo anno di alcuni CdS dell’ateneo di Padova. Il percorso, sperimentato fin dal 2014/15, disponeva già di moltissime pratiche valutative consolidate. A partire da ciò, è stato scelto il tema dello sviluppo delle competenze trasversali (CT) come elemento di interesse da valutare tramite la presente ricerca, e sono state formulate apposite domande valutative. Il modello FAMT ha permesso di identificare con chiarezza gli obiettivi della valutazione e tutti gli aspetti operativi (tempistiche, attori coinvolti, metodi e strumenti, ecc.), e ciò ha portato alla creazione, somministrazione e analisi di diversi strumenti valutativi, utilizzando un approccio mixed methods: una rubrica di valutazione, un questionario pre-post strutturato e delle interviste e dei focus group mediati da immagini. Il Mentoring Polito Project (M2P), secondo contesto di sperimentazione, è invece un programma di faculty peer mentoring per la qualificazione professionale della docenza universitaria, sviluppato presso il Politecnico di Torino. Si tratta di un percorso nuovo, avviato nel 2021/22. Le domande valutative in M2P hanno riguardato l’esperienza dei docenti della prima edizione, predisponendo strumenti di valutazione ad hoc (questionari, interviste scritte e supervisioni pedagogiche) per rispondere ai quesiti di interesse. La sperimentazione nei casi studio ha permesso di conseguire risultati in molteplici direzioni. Innanzitutto, le singole realtà del TF e M2P possono disporre di nuovi strumenti di valutazione, creati sulla base della letteratura e contestualizzati sulle loro esigenze, nonché di usufruire dei risultati ottenuti per azioni di sviluppo future. In senso trasversale, la comunità scientifica può conoscere un’esperienza concreta di valutazione, descritta nel dettaglio e comprensiva degli strumenti utilizzati e di tutti i processi, il che può essere uno spunto per azioni valutative anche in contesti diversi. Infine, i risultati dimostrano che il Modello di valutazione FAMT – grazie alla sua elevata potenzialità di personalizzazione – può essere applicato con successo per accompagnare la valutazione di programmi di mentoring e tutoring in università anche molto diversi, ma con principi di accompagnamento comuni, aiutando la progettazione, implementazione e disseminazione di azioni di valutazione coerenti ed efficaci.
Strategie di accompagnamento all’apprendimento e all’insegnamento nell’educazione superiore: dimensioni progettuali e processi di valutazione. Il Tutorato Formativo dell’Università di Padova e il Mentoring Polito Project del Politecnico di Torino / Bonelli, Roberta. - (2023 Jun 06).
Strategie di accompagnamento all’apprendimento e all’insegnamento nell’educazione superiore: dimensioni progettuali e processi di valutazione. Il Tutorato Formativo dell’Università di Padova e il Mentoring Polito Project del Politecnico di Torino.
BONELLI, ROBERTA
2023
Abstract
This research delves into strategies to accompany and support learning and teaching in higher education, with a focus on tutoring and mentoring and on the correlated assessment practices. The national and international literature review on the topics of interest led, specifically, to the development of an assessment model called "Framework for the Assessment of Mentoring and Tutoring programmes in Higher Education" (FAMT). It represents a redesign and extension of the impact evaluation model proposed by Kreber and colleagues (2001), but incorporates not only impact-related dynamics, but also ex-ante, in-itinere and ex-post levels. By means of a series of questions, the model makes it possible to identify what to evaluate, and to accompany the analysis, design, implementation and dissemination of assessment actions in mentoring and tutoring programmes in higher education. The FAMT model was applied to two case studies to develop new assessment practices in these contexts. To this end, an evaluative research was designed, and the evaluation questions were referred, as anticipated, to novel aspects of assessment in the contexts considered. In particular, the first considered context is the Tutorato Formativo (TF), a programme of activities and meetings to support the formative process of higher education students, dedicated to those enrolled in the first-year courses at the University of Padua. The programme, which is active since 2014/15, already had many established assessment practices. Starting from this, the topic of the development of transversal competences (CT) was chosen as an element of interest to be assessed through the experimentation. The FAMT model made it possible to clearly identify the objectives of the assessment and all the operational aspects. This led to the creation, administration and analysis of several assessment tools (mixed methods approach): an assessment rubric, a pre-post structured questionnaire, interviews and focus group mediated by images. The Mentoring Polito Project (M2P), the second experimentation context, is instead a faculty peer mentoring programme for the professional qualification of university teachers, developed at the Politecnico of Torino. It is a new course, launched in 2021/22. The assessment questions in M2P concerned the experience of the participants of the first edition, and ad hoc assessment tools (questionnaires, written interviews and pedagogical supervision) were designed to answer the research questions. The research in the case studies yielded results in several directions. First, the individual TF and M2P realities can have new assessment tools at their disposal, created on the basis of the literature and contextualised to their needs, as well as the results obtained, which can be used for future development actions. In a transversal sense, the scientific community can see a concrete assessment experience, described in detail and including the tools used and all processes, which can be a starting point for assessment actions also in different contexts. Finally, the results show that the FAMT assessment model, thanks to its high potential for customisation, can be successfully applied to accompany the assessment of mentoring and tutoring programmes in different contexts, helping the design, implementation and dissemination of coherent and effective assessment actions.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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