Tutoring: A fundamental point for improving the academic performance of higher education students/La tutoria: eje fundamental para mejorar el rendimiento academico de alumnos de nivel superior

The goal of the present study was to design a program to support Keywords tutoring through the creation of learning strategies to impact stu--Learning strategies, dents' academic development, promote attitudes of self and peer learning evaluation, evaluation, based on evaluation criteria from previously established measurements of evidence. The method was research action. We made a mixed, trans--learning, tutoring, versal, descriptive study with 285 participants from the psychology rubric. and optometry programs of the Interdisciplinary Center of Health Sciences, at the Santo Tomas Center of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN). Six phases were developed that focused on: searching for bibliographic information on the topic; the organization, implementation, and follow-up of the orientation and support sessions, which included methodological aspects of interdisciplinary work, peer advising, collaborative work and in situ learning. The evaluation instrument was the rubric. The results indicate that if there are previously established criteria to carry out measure of learning, the development of students' learning and academic development will be benefitted.