Training of primary school teachers in terms of the university level: Theoretical and practical content

Abstract

The article describes the features of formation of professional and pedagogical skills of primary school teachers in terms of a higher educational institution. The author gives definitions that reveal the nature of the meaning of the teacher’s pedagogical skills. The elements of professional skills (humanistic orientation, professional competence, pedagogical skills, teaching technique) are analyzed. It is noted that humanistic orientation is one of the most important components of teaching skills in elementary schools. In the article, different values of humanistic orientations were mentioned as well. The peculiarities of the formation in the context of a systematic approach in terms of the educational process of the institution are outlined and the criteria for the formation of the professional skills are named (expediency, performance, effectiveness, optimality and creativity). There were defined key competences that determine the readiness of future students for pedagogical activities, that is, communicative competence, perceptual competence, creativity and optimism, emotional stability and mobility. Additionally, there were demonstrated different concepts of meaning “teaching skills”. Different probabilities and resources of professional training for future teachers (including several levels of studying) were showed in the article. The need to create professional readiness of students as integrative quality and an important factor for future effective educational activities is stressed. The article focuses on professional mobility as an indicator of the efficiency of formation of the professional readiness of students.