The Pedagogical Teaching Practice For Students Studying Preschool And Primary Education

Abstract

The pedagogical teaching practice is a compulsory discipline for students enrolled in the PIPP programme. During their practice, the students carry out didactic activities under the guidance of their mentor and their practice coordinator. The purpose of this discipline is to examine the applicability of the theoretical knowledge acquired by the students during their training programme. The proposed text discusses the status of the teaching practice within our contemporary society, it details the professional competencies of PIPP students, presents the general objective of the discipline, namely the development of students’ competencies for planning and designing the contents of disciplines and, above all else, the formation and development of competencies for the teaching of didactic activities. The activities undertaken by the students during their teaching practice are as follows: performing the didactic activities at the class the student was assigned, analysing and evaluating the lessons taught using the lesson analysis sheets, and developing their pedagogical practice portfolio. In order to discover the manner in which the teaching practice in schools was executed, we have performed direct observations on the activities of the students, we have conducted discussions with the teaching mentors, and we have applied a questionnaire and have written a concise commentary on the data found.