FORMATION OF THE RESEARCH COMPETENCE DUE TO REQUIREMENTS OF «THE SPECIALIZED EDUCATION STANDART IN THE SCIENTIFIC DIRECTION»

Abstract

The relevance of the chosen research topic is conditioned by the need for the theoretical and methodological support of the new «Specialized education standard in the scientific direction» implementation, in the process of the students' research competence formation. The purpose is lighting the structure, content, role of knowledge in the competence of a researcher and the determination of the value-motivational reasons for the formation of competence. The ground research methods are the analysis of domestic and foreign experience in reforming the education system, methods of analogy, moving from an abstract one to the concrete, the generalization of innovative scientific and pedagogical achievements. The article highlights the theoretical-and methodological and methodological aspects of the problem of implementing the «Specialized education standard in the scientific direction» in the framework of postmodern transformations. The carrying out analysis of the well-known definitions of the concepts «competency» and «competence», their essence and interrelation are revealed. Arguments about the structure of competence, its conditionality by the sociality of personalities are expressed. It is about a possess necessity of such competences as citizenship, morality, communication skills, etc. It is substantiated the reorientation necessity of curricula from a simple accumulation of disciplines disparate in the subject of study to a holistic comprehension of reality as the integration of natural and humanitarian knowledge, the need to rethink the very methodology of the educational process in favor of anthropocentrism, and the assertion of non-scientific spiritual values. It is noted the dominant role of ways to encourage students to get knowledge and research skills. The motivational factor for students should be the awareness of the competence effectiveness and its social significance. The condition for achieving qualitative competence is the coherence of internal and external motives. Reaching positive results in research activity is possible technologically in the project-based learning process. The study effectiveness lies in the conceptualization of key concepts «competency» and «competence», highlighting their structure and conditionality, as well as in the proposed recommendations about improving the curricula content.