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Se discuten retos y beneficios de experiencias prácticas en salones de clase reales, vivenciadas por estudiantes-maestras como parte de los requisitos de dos cursos relacionados con la enseñanza de lectura y escritura en educación primaria, ofrecidos en la Universidad del Sagrado Corazón (USC) en Puerto Rico. Se utilizó una metodología cualitativa de carácter exploratorio y descriptivo, combinada con aspectos de investigación- acción. La investigación se enmarca en una visión constructivista del aprendizaje, con énfasis en aprendizaje experiencial y en aprendizaje- servicio. El Control de grupo y Manejo del tiempo fueron retos Relacionados a la tarea que coincidieron en ambos cursos. En Otros, los retos compartidos fueron Tiempo personal comprometido, Falta de control decisional y Nervios. En los beneficios Vinculados a objetivos, solo coincidió la Toma de decisiones. Cinco beneficios adicionales fueron identificados.

Abstract

This article is focused on the benefits and challenges of practical experiences in real classrooms lived by student-teachers as part of the requirements of two courses related to the teaching of reading and writing in primary education at the Sacred Heart University in Puerto Rico. A qualitative-exploratory descriptive method was used, combined with aspects of action-research. The study is framed within a constructivist approach to learning, with an emphasis in experiential learning and service-learning. Group Control and Time Management were challenges Related to the tasks that the student-teachers met in both courses. In Others, the shared challenges were Compromised Personal Time, Lack of Decision- making and Anxiety. Within the benefits that were Linked to goals, Decision-making was the only one that coincided. Five additional benefits were identified.

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