Practicum in host educational contexts: school students’ perceptions in Ecuador

A research study published in Frontiers in Education investigated host school pupils' perceptions of student teachers during their practicum placements in Ecuador, addressing a critical gap where classroom pupils have historically been overlooked in teacher training evaluations. Employing a mobile application with age-tailored measurement scales, the study analyzed 2,453 evaluations from 1,140 students to assess the perceived support, influence, and reliability of pupil evaluations in host educational contexts.

Integrating the perspectives of direct service beneficiaries offers educational systems a rigorous mechanism to assess workforce training and practicum efficacy. Evaluating pupil sentiment helps bridge the gap between theoretical pedagogical instruction and practical classroom impact. Establishing whether young learners provide reliable evidence can fundamentally transform quality assurance and partnership frameworks between training institutions and host organizations.

Teacher practicum research traditionally emphasizes student teachers, mentors, and institutional partnerships, largely omitting the perspective of classroom pupils.

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