Formation of professional competences among master degree students of pedagogical universities in the process of practice-oriented learning

Abstract

Introduction. The relevance of the study is due to the need to transform the system of practice-oriented education, to search for effective mechanisms for organizing the educational process aimed at forming the professional competencies of future teachers. The process of preparing master degree students of pedagogical universities for a professional activity must meet the requirements of modern society, the higher education system, the requirements of regulatory documents and professional standards. Materials and methods. The study involved 125 master degree students of the Voronezh State Pedagogical University majoring in “Pedagogical education”. Basic research methods include the analysis of teaching activities, the study and generalization of innovative teaching and management experience, a pedagogical experiment. Pearson’s chi-squared test (χ2) was used to establish statistically significant differences between the control and experimental groups. Research results. Within the framework of the study, a practice-oriented model of formation of professional competencies in master degree students of pedagogical universities and the conditions for its effective functioning was developed and implemented. During the study, criteria and indicators of formation of professional competences among master degree students were determined: motivational (the level of educational and professional motivation), cognitive (professional knowledge, information-communication indicator) and activity-based ones (professional skills, organization, independence), levels of formation of professional competences. The experiment showed that the level of formation of professional competences among master degree students in the experimental group is higher than that of the control group (χ2 = 6.45; p<0.05). Conclusion. The research results can be used in the process of practice-oriented teaching and the organization of educational and on-the-job training of master degree students at pedagogical universities, aimed at forming professional competencies of future teachers. Keywords: activity-based approach, competency-based approach, practice-oriented learning, professional competencies, innovative technologies, practice-oriented learning model