Master students’ scientific research design as a teacher training professional development factor

Abstract

The paper proves that master students scientific research is the essence for teacher training professional development. The authors describe the model, substantiate approaches to master students scientific research position and content understanding based on their analyses of the experience of master students scientific research predictive model representation. Methodologically these are activity and research approaches; and their implementation principles are practice-oriented educational process principle, activity and creative content of education principle and the educational process personalization principle. The paper exposes to light the experience of master students scientific research organization pedagogical conditions implementation (scientific research building into the theoretical and practical courses of master degree program study; its presentation as a means of master students personal pedagogical experience and professional activity evaluation and correction; master students personal pedagogical experience use as a base in the process of theoretical course study; the connection of theoretical courses, practical trainings, work on masters thesis). The paper highlights peculiarities of master students scientific research organization process. These peculiarities are: the search of leading pedagogical experience, academic research organization; teaching practice and theoretical courses educational program composition on the basis of research and education problems solving and projects implementation; the educational research and scientific research practical training content connection with masters thesis subject; simulation training as a method of enquiry and transformation of pedagogical reality and etc.