Вестник Майкопского государственного технологического университета (Mar 2023)
Elements of implementation of a competence approach in preparing future special needs teachers
Abstract
The article considers the competency-based approach in preparing future special needs teachers for professional activities. The purpose, content and essence of the competency-based approach are highlighted, its features are indicated. The concepts of competency-based approach, competence, professional competence are revealed and the views of some scientists on these provisions are examined. Particular attention is paid to the competencies necessary for special needs teachers, as well as the main types of professional activity of specialists in the field of special (defectologic) education. The relevance of the research topic. The demand for a competency-based approach in the system of higher professional education is determined by the current state of the labor market, which requires a specialist of the “new generation” - mobile, able to navigate in the flow of information, regularly self-educated and owning knowledge and skills in the field of his professional activity. Formulation of the problem. The most important place in the vocational education system is given to the training of a qualified, competent, competitive specialist who knows his profession, capable of improving his knowledge throughout his professional life, his social and professional mobility. The introduction of such a competency-based approach into the system of higher professional education is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of specialists, improving relations with the labor market, as well as updating the content and methodology of education, in particular the creation of an appropriate learning environment. The purpose of the study is to implement the competency-based approach and its features in the preparation of future special needs teachers. The research Methods. In the research theoretical and empirical methods were used (analysis, observation, questionnaire). The results and key findings. As a result of the study, the concept of a competency-based approach was disclosed, the research of domestic and foreign scientists within the framework of this approach was analyzed, an analysis of the formation of knowledge about the necessary competencies of future defectologists was conducted, and ways to improve them were proposed.
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