Formation and development Features of independent work skills at the initial stages of higher professional education

Abstract

The article deals with the pedagogical problem of developing students' independence in learning, taking into account the latest socio-cultural changes in society in relation to education and professional activity. The authors describe the features of modern trends in education and the acquisition of new professional competencies already in the course of work, which make us look at the problem of developing independence in students in a new way. The idea is put forward that it is a developed skill for independent studies that allows you to achieve success in learning and subsequently plays a crucial role in the development of personality, as well as provides a modern person with professional mobility. The student's ability to self-study is presented in the work as an organic unity of certain qualities, the development of which should be given special attention. The most favorable period for the formation and development of these qualities in higher education, according to the authors, is the initial stage of University education. The article analyzes the main obstacles and difficulties in developing students' independence skills at different stages of training. Based on this analysis, the ways and methods of removing obstacles in the period of training in Junior courses are proposed. The authors believe that active teaching methods are the most effective for solving the stated pedagogical problem. They allow you to intensify the educational process, increase the interest and creative activity of the student, which provides him with the role of a leading subject of the educational process. Special emphasis is placed on the role of social and humanitarian disciplines, the beginning of the student's scientific activity, the first experiences of speaking at conferences and publishing scientific papers, the importance of a large amount of contact hours in Junior courses. The empirical basis of the research is the current situation in engineering universities in Russia.