Initial teacher training in Higher Education

Abstract

This is an early practice experience carried out with a sample of four students who are in their fourth semester of the bachelor’s degree in language and literature, and mathematics at the Industrial University of Santander, Colombia, in the academic activity Curricular Development. The objective is to investigate the perceptions and interests of 35 ninth grade students of basic secondary education in the area of Spanish language, and 32 eleventh grade students of secondary education, in the area of mathematics, in an educational institution in Bucaramanga, where they interact with teachers of the areas and observe the teaching dynamics. The data is obtained through observation and a questionnaire that includes open and closed questions. Some of the answers indicate the need to include in the development of classes, activities that link technological resources, creativity and greater group interaction, as well as address current issues.