Practicum Definition

prăktĭ-kəm
noun
A course involving activities emphasizing the practical application of theory, esp. one in which a student gains on-the-job experience in a field of study.
Webster's New World

(US) A science exam in which students are questioned about specimens or other objects placed in front of them.

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Other Word Forms of Practicum

Noun

Singular:
practicum
Plural:
practica, practicums

Origin of Practicum

  • From Late Latin, neuter of practicus (“practical"), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical"), from πράσσω (prassō, “I do").

    From Wiktionary

  • German Praktikum from Late Latin prācticum neuter of prācticus practical practical

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Practicum Sentence Examples

  • Block III includes the practicum (teaching practice) because effective teaching also includes practical knowledge.

  • As part of the practicum, students must also work in the role of giving feedback and assistance to other students in the class, just as one would do as the instructor of any yoga class in the studio.

  • Then the teacher candidates begin their teaching practicum at their school placements.

  • The students were also asked specifically how this practicum placement had helped them to meet the learning outcomes for the practicum placement had helped them to meet the learning outcomes for the practicum.

  • These standards assure quality for the student-teacher and future students of that teacher in areas of practicum, physical practice, methodology, philosophy, and physiology.

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Words Starting With

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