Convergencia entre teoría y práctica en formación docente: Análisis de clases de práctica preprofesional en un curso de magisterio en Uruguay

The theoretical didactic knowledge taught in teacher training institutes must be fully linked to the teaching activities developed in the pre-professional practice of their students. This research addresses the practical component of the Didactics II course of the Primary School Teaching Career, in a group of students from a teacher training institute, with the aim of analyzing the distribution of the disciplinary areas that are incorporated, the structure of the plans and their coherence with the classes actually developed. Through a qualitative study, in which the plans of 20 students and their corresponding teaching practices were analyzed, inequitable distributions of the disciplinary areas planned for the course were identified, as well as planning structures that reflect a conservative design, with little presence of innovative or investigative proposals. Only in 12 cases was there high convergence between what was planned and what was taught. The conclusion is that it is necessary to continue to deepen the analysis of the articulation of theory and practice, addressing institutional and professional aspects of teacher training.