Enhancing the Effectiveness of Practicum Instruction: An Empirical Study
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Education for Social Work
- Vol. 18 (2) , 50-58
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00220612.1982.10778575
Abstract
Practicum instructors play a strategic role in assisting students gain the competence essential to effective practice. This article reports on a comparative study that tested the efficacy of traditional and experimental competency-based/task-centered methods of practicum instruction. It revealed that students taught under the latter method performed at a higher overall level of competence and had more confidence in their skills than those taught under the traditional method.Keywords
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