STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE OF TEACHERS

Abstract

The article substantiates the need to develop the problem of psychological and pedagogical competence of teachers of educational organizations due to increasing requirements to the level of their professionalism. A brief overview of the concept of competence, psychological and pedagogical competence of teachers, as well as its structural components is presented. The article describes the results of a study conducted in the spring of 2020 among teachers using an online questionnaire. The sample size is 192 respondents. The study shows an insufficient level of knowledge component of competence, as well as the lack of readiness of teachers to improve the level of psychological knowledge. It is concluded that it is necessary to develop the competence of teachers through educational activities: recording video lectures, preparing a training manual “Psychology of family education”, developing visual materials (memos, booklets, recommendations for teachers to work with different categories of families and children), as well as additional education programs for this contingent of students.