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Practicum III

Code: 103702
Credits: 2
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
Primary Education OB 3

Contact lecturer

Name :
Anna Díaz Vicario
Email :
anna.diaz@uab.cat

Teaching staff

Xoán Carlos Díaz Rodríguez
Rocío Sanchez Ares

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

Practicum III does not entail a stay-in-school placement. We recommend you enroll in Planning, Research and Innovation in the same year and group. To successfully develop Practicum III, you must refer to the school placement of Practicum II.
 
It is advisable to have completed and passed the subjects: Education and educational contexts, Contemporary theories and practices in education, Teaching and curriculum development, and Social context and school management.

Objectives

This subject aims to provide an overview of educational innovation. Specifically, the proposed objectives are: 
  • Analyze the characteristics of educational innovation. 
  • Analyze teaching involvement in innovation projects from an individual and group perspective. 
  • Develop educational innovation projects based on the identification of a problem, need or area of improvement. 
  • Link educational innovation with planning and research processes.

Learning outcomes

  1. Understand how the different organizational structures of the school function.
  2. Reflecting on the potentials of interdisciplinarity within the framework of the present curriculum proposal.
  3. Coordinate with other teachers in approaches to education and the realization of teaching and learning tasks.
  4. Planning language and mathematics activities, specifying their didactic purpose.
  5. Establish evaluation criteria for the planned activities arising from the process of teaching and learning.
  6. Collaborate with school professionals in order to extract relevant information from innovative projects analysed.
  7. Show interest in understanding and comprehending the functions and tasks performed by social institutions.
  8. Selecting the key information for making proposals for improvements in primary education centres.
  9. Becoming involved in the dynamics of the centre and of the classroom when making suggestions for innovation related to the context of the centre and of the classroom.
  10. Critically observing the reality of the school, paying special attention to innovation projects, and reflecting this practical know-how in the proposed improvements.
  11. Critically analyse personal work and use resources for professional development.
  12. Design and regulate learning spaces in contexts of diversity that attend to gender equality, equity and respect for human rights as involved in the values of public education.
  13. Planning and carrying out activities that promote active citizenship in students.
  14. Maintain an attitude of respect for the environment (natural, social, cultural) to promote sustainable values, behaviour and practices that respect gender equality, equity and respect for human rights.
  15. Identify situations in which a change or improvement is needed.
  16. Propose projects and actions that are in accordance with the principles of ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights and obligations, diversity and democratic values.
  17. Analyse the indicators of sustainability of academic and professional activities in the areas of knowledge, integrating social, economic and environmental dimensions.
  18. Analyse a situation and identify its points for improvement.
  19. Analyse the sex- or gender-based inequalities and the gender biases present in one's own area of knowledge.

Contents

Educational research and innovation

  • Research evidence to inform the innovation processes
  • Innovation, change, improvement, reform in education
  • Areas of innovation for educational improvement

Design of innovation projects

  • The phases of educational innovation
  • The agents of educational innovation
  • The diffusion and transfer of the innovation in the school reality and the community of reference

Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Lectures 10 0.4
Seminars 6 0.24
Counseling 6 0.24
Reading, study and practical exercices 28 1.12
LECTURERS
 
They are carried out with the whole class group and aim to present and reflect on the specific contents of the subject. Although the leading role rests fundamentally with the teaching staff, we expected that students actively participate, giving value to both the lecturer and the student's experience.
 
SEMINARS
 
They are work spaces (with 1/3 of the large group) where, through specific tasks, the content of the subject is deepened, while promoting accessibility and participation. 
 
AUTONOMOUS WORK
 
Students will have to read, reflect and search for information on the various contents of the syllabus, demonstrating autonomy to build their knowledge and skills. Also, coordinate with group mates to complete the tasks linked to the innovation project proposal.
 
Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Innovation project (in group) 40% 0 0 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16
Presentation of the innovation project using digital tools (in group) 10% 0 0 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16
Individual written test 50% 0 0 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

This subject includes activities for the development of Teaching Digital Competence.

Students must attend at least 80% of the scheduled directed activities. Under no circumstances may absences account for more than 20% of the total time allocated to these activities. Any documentation provided to justify an absence serves only to explain the reason for the absence and does not exempt the student from the attendance requirement.

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

The evidence of continuous assessment of the subject consists of 3 activities:

  • Design of a group innovation project (40%). It will be delivered: 03/06/2027 (group 21), 02/06/2027 (group 31) and 28/05/2027 (group 41 and 71).
  • Group presentation and defense of the design of the innovation project using digital tools (10%). It will take place on: 10/06/2027 (group 21), 09/06/2027 (group 31) and 11/06/2027 (group 41 and 71).
  • Individual written test linked to the contents of the subject (50%). It will take place on: 27/05/2027 (group 21), 26/05/2027 (group 31) and 04/06/2027 (group 41 and 71).

To pass the subject, you must present and pass all the assessment evidence with a minimum rating of 5. In the event of not presenting any of the assessment evidence, the overall qualification of the subject will be 'not assessable'. On the other hand, no average will be calculated if any of the evidences are failed; in that case, the final grade will be a maximum of 4.

The teaching staff will return the assignments in continuous assessment within approximately 20 working days (three weeks). Teachers will make public the grades of each piece of evidence in the Moodle Classroom. The student who wants to review the qualification must do so within the deadline established by the teaching staff -the date will be communicated conveniently at the time.

RE-ASSSESSMENT

There will only be the possibility of re-assessment of the innovation project proposal and the individual written test. The scheduled date for the re-assessment is: 17/06/2027 (group 21), 16/06/2027 (group 31) and 18/06/2027 (group 41 and 71). In the event of not presenting any of the assessment evidence, the overall qualification of the subject will be 'not assessable'.

SYNTHESIS TEST

Students enrolled for the second or subsequent time may opt for a synthesis test, provided that in previous attempts they have successfully completed the design of the innovation project and the presentation.

Students who wish to choose this option must request it from the group’s responsible teacher within the first two weeks of the semester via email.

The synthesis test will consist of a written exam related to the subject’s content, and the grade obtained will be the final grade for the course. This test will be held on the same day scheduled for the individual written exam in the continuous assessment format.

SINGLE ASSESSMENT OPTION

This subject does not provide a single assessment system.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

In this subject, it is necessary to show an attitude compatible with the teaching profession: punctuality, participation, respect, cooperation, appropriate use of electronic devices (mobile, computer, etc.), empathy, correctness in communication with others, and respect for the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations. Students must actively participate in the sessions, be responsible and rigorous in their independent work and demonstrate critical thinking and ethical commitment to the ethical principles of the teaching profession.

Likewise, within the framework of this subject, students must demonstrate good general communication skills, both orally and in writing, and a good command of the language or languages listed in the teaching guide. In all activities (individual and group), we will consider linguistic correction, writing, and formal aspects. Students must be able to express themselves fluently and correctly and must show a high degree of understanding of academic texts. An activity may be returned (not evaluated) or suspended if the teacher considers that do not meet these requirements. Before handing in an assignment, students must verify that these criteria are respected and that the sources, notes, textual citations and bibliographical references follow the APA regulations (7th edition), according to the documentation that is summarized in the following sources https://ddd.uab.cat/pub/guibib/113512/modelapa_a2021a.pdf and https://normas-apa.org/

The copying or plagiarism of material constitutes a crime that entails not passing the subject, and losing the possibility of recovering it, whether it is an individual or group exercise (in this case, all the group will have a 0). We consider that a work, activity or written test is \"copied\" when it fully or partially reproduces the work of a colleague and that it is \"plagiarized\" when a part of an author's text is presented as one's own without citing it the source If any of the two bad practices are detected, the teaching staff will study whether it is appropriate to request the opening of an academic file. You can consult more information about plagiarism at https://webs.uab.cat/cal/wp-content/uploads/sites/211/2025/11/Evitar-el-plagi_2.pdf

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted as an integral part of the development of the work, provided that the final result reflects a significant contribution from the student in terms of analysis and personal reflection. The student must clearly identify which parts have been generated using this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools have influenced the process and the final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered academic dishonesty and will result in a total penalty in the activity’s grade, receiving a score of 0 (in the case of group exercises, all the members of the group will have a 0).

Bibliography

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Chabarria, X. (Coord.), Balcells, M., Berengueres, M., Boada, P., Borrell, E., Casals, P., Chavarria, X., Colomé, F., Gay, S., & Regí, C. (2018). Què és innovar en educació al segle XXI? Horsori.

De Miguel, M. (Coord.) (1996). El desarrollo profesional docente y las resistencias a la innovación educativa. Servicio de publicaciones de la Universidad de Oviedo.

Departament d'Ensenyament (2007). Marc de la innovació pedagògica a Catalunya. Recuperat de https://xtec.gencat.cat/web/.content/innovacio/marc-innovacio-pedagogica/documents/marc_dinnovacio_pedagogica.pdf

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Martínez, M. & Jolonch, A. (coord.) (2019). Les paradoxes de la innovación educativa. Horsori.

Navarro, E., Jiménez, E., Rappoport, S. & Thoilliez, B. (2017). Fundamentos de la investigación y la innovación educativa. UNIR Editorial.

Orrego Tapia, V. (2022). Innovación educativa: Propuesta conceptual, paradigmática y dimensiones de acción. Revista Ensayos Pedagógicos, 17(2), 95-116. https://doi.org/10.15359/rep.17-2.5

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Santaolalla, E., Urosa, B., Martín, O., Verde, A., & Díaz, T. (2020). Interdisciplinarity in Teacher Education: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Educational Innovation Project. Sustainability, 12(17), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12176748

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Vincent-Lancrin, S. (ed.) (2023). Measuring Innovation in Education 2023: Tools and Methods for Data-Driven Action and Improvement, Educational Research and Innovation. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/a7167546-en

Software

The subject does not require the use of any specific resource or software.

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching Group Language Semester Shift
(PEXTtutor) Pràctiques externes i pràcticum (amb presència del tutor) 99 Unknown Undefined morning-mixed