FORMATION OF FUTURE TEACHERS’ CREATIVE AND PROJECTING COMPETENCE BY MEANS OF MULRIMEDIA TEXTBOOK OF PEDAGOGICS

Abstract

The article represents the results of theoretical analysis of creative and project competence as a component of the professional competence as a component of a future teacher‘s professional competence. The author identifies the essence and structure of the phenomenon "creative and project competence", determines the criteria and levels of this competence formation, represents the model of formation of creative and project competence of future teachers by means of multimedia textbook of Pedagogics. Creative and projecting competence of a future teacher is an integrative professional and personal quality based on knowledge, skills, personal experience and values of a teacher, which contribute to the effective preparation, and implementation of creative educational projects. The structure of future teachers‘ creative and projecting competence includes such components as motivational, cognitive, operational and estimation component. In accordance with the definition and structure of creative and projecting competence, criteria (motivational and value-based, cognitive and active, reflexive and evaluative) and levels (initial, productive and creative) of its formation were revealed. Taking into account the requirements of the competence approach to the educational process, a model of future teachers‘ creative and projecting competence formation by means of multimedia textbook of Pedagogics was developed. The developed model is a set of components including objective, content, technological, analytical and productive blocks. Each block of the model is targeted at forming the corresponding component of projecting competence. Productivity of the model's functioning is ensured by observing a number of conditions: purposeful formation of students‘ emotionally positive attitude towards professional activity; systematic involvement into projecting activity and purposeful formation of projecting skills; inclusion the students into creative project activity. Multimedia textbook of Pedagogics consists of such parts: multimedia textbook, library of multimedia visibilities, virtual labs and test trainer. Interface of abovementioned textbook does not require the user to have special skills and preparations, except elementary skills of working with a personal computer. Applying of multimedia textbook of Pedagogics is possible in several regimes, among which are ―Lections‖, ―Lections Developer‖, ―Practicals and Laboratorial Activities‖, ―Developer of Practicals and Laboratorial Activities‖, ―Tasks for Self-guided and Individual Work‖, ―Test Developer‖, ―Reference Information‖ etc.