Через професійну рефлексію – до професійної креативності у підготовці педагога

Abstract

The article focuses on the study of the relationship between reflective thinking and creativity in professional pedagogical activity at the stage of training future teachers in higher education. The implementation of this relationship is possible through the formation of the future teacher’s persistent need for purposeful introspection of the positive and negative aspects of the achieved results, assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of one’s position, formulation of conclusions and new conceptual ideas, changes in search criteria, which in general could lead to obtaining new results. The opinion is substantiated that since its appearance in the scientific pedagogical discourse, the concept of reflective thinking has been aimed at increasing the creative potential of a person, stimulated his/her self-evaluation. It has supported thinking about the actions performed and their positive and negative results; and inspired the search for non-standard ways of solving problems for personal and professional development and improvement. M. Wallace’s model of reflective approach in the process of teacher education is analysed from the point of view of how it stimulates pedagogical creativity. It is noted that Ukrainian scientists interpret the concept of pedagogical professionalism somewhat more broadly and attach greater importance to the role of a teacher as a reflective researcher, which stimulates creativity in professional activity. The possibilities of the theory of personal constructs of the American psychologist J. Kelly in the construction of dichotomous evaluative judgments for the interpretation of reality, the formulation of one’s attitude towards it, and its subsequent modification towards achieving a new result and creating a new, improved reality are considered. Some target tasks and corresponding methods of organising the cognitive activity of future teachers are recommended, which can simultaneously provide reflective thinking and contribute to the development of creative professional activity. Keywords: reflective thinking, creativity, teacher training, Wallace’s reflective model of teacher education, Kelly’s theory of personal constructs.