Competencies-Based Work in the Practicum: How to Organize and Evaluate It

<span>The article focuses on competencies-centered work in the practicum. The consideration of deficiencies in initial training hinders the possibility of assuming the practicum as a privileged environment for professional initiation and socialization. Professional competence is taken as that...

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Main Author: José Tejada Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2005-11-01
Series:Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa
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Online Access:http://redie.uabc.mx/redie/article/view/192
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Summary:<span>The article focuses on competencies-centered work in the practicum. The consideration of deficiencies in initial training hinders the possibility of assuming the practicum as a privileged environment for professional initiation and socialization. Professional competence is taken as that stage’s formative reference. Once professional competence and training based on competence have been conceptualized, there is a discussion of some of the implications such assumptions have in the design, development, negotiation and evaluation of the practicum.</span>
ISSN:1607-4041