practicum

Supervised professional training

A practicum is a course or period of practical training, especially in professional fields like teaching, nursing, or social work.

Unlike an internship, which may be paid employment, a practicum is typically an academic requirement completed under supervision: Her practicum placed her in a second-grade classroom for the semester.

clinical

fieldwork

Research conducted on location

preceptorship · externship · residency · rounds · patient-care · shadowing · hospital · casework · clientele · supervision

professional

apprenticeship

Learning trade through employment

workplace · on-the-job · credentialing · licensure · accreditation · certification · supervision · fellowship · employer · networking

hands-on

workshop

Place for making or learning

demonstration · application · real-world · scenarios · tasks · execution · performance · engagement · participation · observation

educational

curriculum

Educational program's content plan

pedagogy · instruction · assessment · reflection · capstone · credit · portfolio · rubric · prerequisites · advisor

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Opposites
learning mode

practicumlecture

Educational spoken presentation

theory · classroom instruction · book learning · passive learning · classroom learning

theoretical vs. applied

practicumtheory

Explanatory set of principles

pure research · speculation · theoretical framework · book knowledge

academic structure

practicumexamination

Methodical assessment or review

written exam · thesis · dissertation · comprehensive exam · qualifying exam

Phrases
Family

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