Enhancing the professional competencies of future teachers through practice in schools

Abstract

The article aims to explore the development of professional competencies in future teachers through school practice, focusing on its effectiveness. Employing methods such as observation, comparison, and performance coefficient calculations, along with the Whitney-Wilk criterion, the study achieved its objective. It found that practical skill acquisition during school practice is highly effective (42%), enhancing understanding of teaching methods. The authors propose four learning mechanisms to adapt theoretical materials to practical education systems and introduce innovative lesson organization approaches. Interactive technology use in education was facilitated through LearningApps.org, Mova, Mozaik applications, improving communication between learners and instructors. These mechanisms significantly boosted efficiency in future Ukrainian language teachers (64%) and Chemistry/Natural Science teachers (60%). The study results indicate that student skills in independence and innovative thinking were notably developed, impacting the teacher's ability to provide linguistic and communicative functions. This study's practical significance lies in its efficient mechanisms that aid future teachers in acquiring practical skills during school practice, reflected in the overall efficiency of trainees across junior, middle, and senior grades.