DETERMINATION OF THE LEVEL OF THE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE FORMATION OF A MODERN TEACHER: APPROACHES, METHODS, DISCUSSION

Abstract

The formation of teachers’ competencies within the framework of modern educational modernization, along with assessing their level of development and addressing existing shortcomings, is considered one of the key requirements of today. This article examines the issues of developing professional teacher competency and proposes methods for determining its level of formation. The relevance of methods for assessing the level of professional competency development and their evolution in modern times is discussed. Since the use of these methods can yield significant results, they provide a foundation for further development of such work, accelerating and sustaining the process, which is both a demand and necessity of the times. Based on studies by educational researchers, the authors propose evaluating the level of formation of teachers’ basic competencies, which enable effective implementation of educational activities, in the following areas: personal qualities of the teacher; the ability to set tasks and goals for educational activities; motivation for learning activities; information competency; development of educational activity programs and decision-making in pedagogy; and competencies in organizing learning activities. Each area is briefly characterized. This approach will help identify problematic aspects of the teaching staff’s activities, creating prerequisites for the development of new methods, programs, and their applications.