MOTIVATION AS A FACTOR OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE TEACHERS

Abstract

The work of a teacher requires constant enrichment of knowledge, development of skills; therefore, it is important to find out the level of motivation of a student for continuous professional development.The purpose of the article is to consider motivation as one of the fundamental factors of continuous professional development of future teachers in the process of studying in a higher education institution. The purpose determines the following tasks: to study the motives for choosing the profession of a teacher and the level of development of motivation for continuous professional advancement in the process of professional training.The methodological basis of the article is philosophical, psychological, pedagogical theories and ideas that reveal the conceptual approaches to the studied issues.The student's professional motivation is the basis of the professional training they receive in a higher education institution. The completion of educational tasks is the basis through which the needs and interests that motivate the student to study future professional activities are met.Key words: motivation, professional training, professional development, continuous professional development, students of the Faculty of Physical Education.