Contribución de los fundamentos didácticos en las prácticas preprofesionales de la carrera de Educación Básica

Abstract

Abstract: This research analyzes the disconnect between didactic principles and the micro-curricular planning developed during the Practicum 2 pre-professional internships within the Basic Education program at the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. The study aims to describe the didactic foundations underpinning these practices through a systematic analysis of planning and resources. Employing a qualitative approach and a descriptive-phenomenological design, the researchers reviewed the lesson planning for a fifth-grade Natural Sciences unit on the plant reproductive cycle; the resulting data were categorized into curriculum, didactics, and assessment dimensions and processed using ATLAS.ti. The findings reflect the application of constructivism and the ERCA methodology aligned with the 2016 National Curriculum, demonstrating an effort to ensure adequate training despite significant technological limitations. The study concludes that didactic principles lend pedagogical meaning to the internships by bridging theory and school reality; consequently, it recommends strengthening training in digital resources and diversifying assessment instruments.