Preparation for future teacher professional activity using a system for assessing the formation of competences

Abstract

© 2019, Kazan Federal University. All rights reserved. The system of teacher professional training is currently focused on changing approaches to the organization of the practical component. A competence approach involves the evaluation of educational outcomes from the perspective of competence development. The purpose of this article is to determine the levels of competence formation among student teachers to identify the main competence components of further professional development. The study involved the assessment of 132 reports on master’s work following the results of pedagogical practice. The analysis enabled the identification of the problem areas in competence formation. The article presents the system of competency assessment developed by the authors during the undergraduates’ teaching practice. It offers recommendations for improving the basic professional educational programs, for changes both in the structure of the module itself and in the order of mastering the modules.