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Jump to navigationJump to searchCreated page with 'File:lighterstill.jpgright|frame ==Origin== German ''Praktikum'', from Late Latin ''practicum'', neuter of ''practicus'' practical *[http://en.wik...'
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==Origin==
German ''Praktikum'', from Late Latin ''practicum'', neuter of ''practicus'' [[practical]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904 1904]
==Definition==
*1: a [[course]] of [[study]] designed especially for the [[preparation]] of [[teachers]] and clinicians that involves the supervised practical [[application]] of previously studied [[theory]]
==Description==
A '''practicum''' is a graduate level course, often in a specialized field of [[study]], that is designed to give [[students]] supervised [[practical]] application of a previously or concurrently studied [[theory]]. Practicums (student teaching) are common for education and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_work social work] majors. In some cases, the ''practicum'' may be a part-time student teaching placement that occurs the semester before a student's full-time student teaching placement. It is also called ''work placement'', especially in the UK. The [[process]] resembles an [[internship]]; however, the latter is often not part of the school program.
[[Category: Education]]
==Origin==
German ''Praktikum'', from Late Latin ''practicum'', neuter of ''practicus'' [[practical]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1904 1904]
==Definition==
*1: a [[course]] of [[study]] designed especially for the [[preparation]] of [[teachers]] and clinicians that involves the supervised practical [[application]] of previously studied [[theory]]
==Description==
A '''practicum''' is a graduate level course, often in a specialized field of [[study]], that is designed to give [[students]] supervised [[practical]] application of a previously or concurrently studied [[theory]]. Practicums (student teaching) are common for education and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_work social work] majors. In some cases, the ''practicum'' may be a part-time student teaching placement that occurs the semester before a student's full-time student teaching placement. It is also called ''work placement'', especially in the UK. The [[process]] resembles an [[internship]]; however, the latter is often not part of the school program.
[[Category: Education]]
