THE PECULIARITIES OF FORMATION OF STUDENT TEACHERS’ PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE

Pedagogical competence of a contemporary teacher and its continuous improvement is the key factor determining teacher’s professional development and high quality professional activity. Pedagogical competence of teacher students is formed and further developed not only during educational studies but also while conducting teaching practice. Since the quality of education is directly related with teacher pedagogical competence, it is necessary to emphasize formation of student teacher pedagogical competence. The article focuses on formation of student teachers’ professional competence during teaching practice. On the basis of experiential model, the pedagogical competence is analyzed through the students’ own experience. Written expression of opinion was used as an instrument surveying the personal experience. The respondents reflecting on their own experience were able to better perceive their own pedagogical competence and its formation during pedagogical practice. KEYWORDS: student teacher, pedagogical competence, competences