Training in the sphere of computational informatics as a condition of developing the informational-computational competence of a would-be informatics teacher

Abstract

The huge computational resources of the modern computers are used mainly to solve the problems arising in various applied spheres during mathematical modeling of real objects. These issues are researched in computational informatics. A would-be informatics teacher must have knowledge of it, master the methods of numerical modeling, and be able to teach it to schoolchildren, broadening their knowledge about the possible spheres of using a computer. The informational-computational competence, manifested as the ability and preparedness of a would-be informatics teacher to solve computational problems on a computer and to teach schoolchildren to do it, is one of the most important components of their professional competence. To identify the structure and content of the informational-computational competence of a would-be informatics teacher and to develop the methodology of their training in the sphere of computational informatics ensuring its development. Competence and context approaches to education are used, as well as the concept of funding pedagogical education, as the most effective approaches to developing the informational-computational competence of a would-be informatics teacher. The research result is the structural-logical model of the development the informational-computational competence of a would-be informatics teacher during their training in the sphere of computational informatics and the teaching methodology developed on its basis. Implementation of the proposed methodology in teaching computational informatics can provide a would-be informatics teacher with the necessary knowledge and facilitate the development of the informational-computational competence.