Research on early profiling of schoolchildren in the context of the Atlas of New Professions and Competencies of Kazakhstan: results of the pilot stage

Abstract

The article highlights current trends and trends in early professional self-determination of Kazakhstani schoolchildren. Based on the analysis of the works of foreign and Kazakh researchers, the need for profiling the educational process, starting from the middle level of a general education school, was revealed. Based on the results of the study, the authors of the article argue in favor of early profiling of schoolchildren in the context of the Atlas of new professions and competencies of Kazakhstan, since it is compiled in accordance with the methodology of forecasting the future based on technological foresight. Technological foresight as a means of assessing scientific and technological achievements in the short and long term can affect the personal and professional self-determination of a teenager, which, as a result, will have a positive impact on his future socioeconomic position in society. The authors conducted a study in a number of schools in Kokshetau, during which psychodiagnostics were carried out (identification of predisposition to subject scientific areas); analysis of empirical data; development of an individual learning trajectory based on the data obtained; psychological and pedagogical support for schoolchildren, parents, teachers; development of recommendations on the choice of specialized subjects for admission to universities. A model of early profiling of schoolchildren has been developed, which includes the active involvement of children in project activities (individual and group) through various formats of non-formal education (circles, educational centers, art studios, etc.), as well as through university areas of work on interaction with schools. For example, such as the Children's University, the Small Academy of Schoolchildren at the NAO «Kokshetau University named after. Ualikhanov». A distinctive feature of the proposed model is its focus on supra-professional (flexible) competencies, taking into account the emergence of new professions. In other words, already at the stage of obtaining a certificate of secondary education, a school graduate should have formed a sufficient level of supra-professional competencies that will be relevant and in demand not only at the time of graduation from a university, but will also remain relevant during lifelong learning. The author's method of early profiling of schoolchildren in the context of the Atlas of New Professions and Competences of Kazakhstan makes it possible to determine the orientation of a person to a particular professional area. The article presents an analysis of empirical data related to stage 1 of this study. Stage 2 of the study includes a survey with students on the choice of their subject specialization in order to determine the core subjects for admission to universities in accordance with the Model Rules for Admission to Higher Educational Institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan for vocational education and the development of an individual learning trajectory for selected core subjects. Training in specialized subjects will be carried out within the framework of university associations, such as the Small Academy of Schoolchildren.