DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL THINKING WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF EDUCATIONIONAL DIGITALIZATION

Abstract

The article focuses on the issue of forming and developing professional thinking among students at pedagogical universities in the context of the digitalization of education. The aim of the study is to assess the problem of developing professional thinking of future teachers in higher education and to identify ways to improve it under modern pedagogical conditions. The theoretical and methodological framework is based on the system activity, student centered, and competence based approaches; the research involved literature analysis, systematization and generalization of data, as well as experience from practical activities in higher education. The study has established that the development of professional thinking requires scientifically grounded educational content and high quality psychological training. It implies a specific type of interaction between the teacher and the student, the development of skills to “see” psychological reality, and is linked to the specifics of network technologies and artificial intelligence, which are radically changing the educational landscape and the trajectory of development of future teachers’ professional thinking.