There are only a few studies of EuroPsy competences among psychology students, although research and evaluation of these represents one of the key conditions for improving and ensuring higher education quality. As part of my master's thesis, I qualitatively evaluated psychological study practice, focusing on a qualitative analysis of new knowledge acquired by students in the practice, primary EuroPsy competencies developed by students during the practice, and student satisfaction with the practice. I analyzed 27 professional reports of 15 psychology students about psychological study practice in the fields of educational psychology, clinical psychology, and work and organizational psychology. The results showed that the students developed a total of 16 different primary competencies. Most primary competencies (15) were developed in the field of educational psychology. Based on the analysis of the results, I concluded that psychology students were mostly satisfied with the mentoring they received during their psychological practice. Additionally, they mostly wished they could have participated in more activities related to developing primary intervention competencies. Findings related to the developed primary competencies and satisfaction with the practice can help both higher education teachers in designing quality psychology studies, as well as mentors of psychological study or supervised practice in planning as educational und enjoyable practice as possible.
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