Promoting the academic success: the Formative Tutoring between research and intervention in the experience of the University of Padua

Abstract

Following the objectives of the European Higher Education Area, guidance and tutoring contribute to improve teaching and focusing on students as
center of the training process, accompanying him/her during his/her study path. In recent years, the University of Padua has enhanced the tutoring actions to facilitate the transition of the students into University. The university of Padua has adopted a tutorial model based on a Spanish original one, which is based on strengthening some soft skills through training, meetings with teachers, peer tutors and experts. Starting from the guidance needed from the university students, I am going to present the results of the Formative Tutoring Program - FTP (Da Re, 2017) based on 944 Cawi survey responses. The results show that those taking part in the FTP are satisfied with the proposed interventions and that say they have greatly improved their knowledge of the university and they have successfully integrated themselves into the academic environment.