DEVELOPING MATHEMATIC COMPETENCE OF FUTURE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Abstract

The article is devoted to the relevant problem of improving the quality of the professional training of the future primary school teachers in the context of reforming education in Ukraine and building a New Ukrainian school. In particular, the author dwells on the methodological aspects of forming students’ professional mathematical competence through the research activities. Analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature allowed to find out that mathematical training is an integral part of the professional training of the future teachers, its purpose is determined in accordance to the purpose of vocational training, which, on the basis of a competence approach, is the development of a competent teacher. Thus, one of the main tasks of mathematical training for future primary school teachers is the development of their mathematical competence. The aim of the paper is to determine the role of research activities in developing future primary school teachers’ mathematical competence and to highlight the author’s experience in this direction with the students of the specialty 013 Primary education at Donbas State Pedagogical University. A theoretical analysis of the concept of “mathematical competence” has been made, and it is defined as a component of the professional competence of the future primary school teachers. The author proposes his own experience of organizing research activities, which involve individual (preparation of abstracts, reports, reports for speaking at lectures, seminars and practical classes); group (student scientific communities, problem groups, scientific seminars) and mass (assemblies, congresses, conferences, symposiums, forums) forms. Participation in such events greatly enhances the interest of future teachers in pedagogical activities in teaching mathematics in primary school, as well as increases the self-esteem of the level of professional training, in particular, the level of mathematical competence.

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Oleksandr L. Kosheliev

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  • EP ID EP495893
  • DOI 10.31865/2414-9292.8(1).2018.153743
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Oleksandr L. Kosheliev (2018). DEVELOPING MATHEMATIC COMPETENCE OF FUTURE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN RESEARCH ACTIVITY. Професіоналізм педагога: теоретичні й методичні аспекти, 8(1), 100-108. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-495893