Motivation for Self-learning as a Condition for the Professional Competencies Formation

The purpose of the article is to consider the main components of motivation in learning and identify ways to increase the cognitive motivation of students to self-education; to characterize the process of improving the training of future professionals in modern education and the concept of motivating students to self-education. The research methodology consists of a systematic approach, principles of scientific and pedagogical research and pedagogical observation, as well as methods of systematization and generalization (to understand the set of factors, mechanisms and processes, covering the concept of motivation; analysis of basic concepts of motivating students to self-education). The scientific novelty is to determine ways to form the motivation of cognitive independence as a dynamic process that determines human behaviour. Conclusions. The concept of motivation covers a set of factors, mechanisms, and processes that stimulate the emergence of real or potentially directed activity, particularly the formation of motivation for self-learning. It is emphasized that the scientific-cognitive motive contributes to a high level of independence in a person who does not need external stimuli. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account the methodology of increasing students’ cognitive motivation for self-education, considering motivation as a process of motivating action to achieve a certain goal. It is proved that the ways of forming cognitive independence can be ways of mastering educational material, the order of staffing students in groups, the relationship between motive and purpose, the availability and accessibility of educational and methodological support, the use of interactive technologies, creating a problem situation and finding solutions, procedural theory of expectation, organization of motivational effect, as well as introspection methods, game technologies, psychological and pedagogical training, methodical means of communicative attack, proof and persuasion, suggestion, overcoming obstacles, delegation, consolidating positive impressions, solving problems through dialogic conversation, the use of interactive technologies