PECULIARITIES OF TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS OF PEDAGOGY FOR TEACHING THE COURSE «DIDACTICS»

Abstract

An important condition for reforming pedagogical education is the training of highly qualified teachers of higher education institutions who are able to implement program objectives and implement the requirements of professional, industry standards and educational programs in the educational process of pedagogical education institutions. Article’s purpose is to generalize the features of training future teachers of pedagogy to teach the course «Didactics» in the system of professional education of future primary school teachers. Methods applied: the method of theoretical analysis of normative educational documents and educational-methodical literature on methods of teaching pedagogy in institutions of higher pedagogical education; methods of generalization, systematization for formulating the conclusions of scientific research. Most educational programs for the training of specialists at the second (master s) level in pedagogical specialties provide for the assignment of the qualification «teacher of pedagogy», which requires his thorough theoretical and methodological and practical preparation for teaching pedagogical disciplines. Therefore, it is important in this context determination of methods of teaching the section of pedagogy «Didactics», which includes acquaintance of future teachers of pedagogy with the main goals and objectives of the course, its structure, features of the work program on the discipline, a list of sections and topics recommended for future primary school teachers; mastering the most rational forms and methods of organizing classroom (lectures, seminars, micro-teaching, modeling of pedagogical situations, etc.) and extracurricular (pedagogical observation of the real pedagogical process in primary school, acquaintance with pedagogical and methodological literature, study of advanced pedagogical experience, etc.) work of students, features of diagnostics of results of educational achievements from a course «Didactics». Preparation for teaching «Didactics» is an important component of professional training of future teachers of pedagogy in higher pedagogical education, which provides targeted, systematic and comprehensive mastery of knowledge of didactics and methods of its teaching in higher education and training the teacher s personality with a high level of scientific knowledge. organization of the process of knowledge transfer to applicants for institutions of higher pedagogical education.