PEDAGOGICAL DESIGN OF THE PROCESS OF FORMATION OF CREATIVE THINKING DURING THE PROFESSIONAL FORMATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

The article presents results of a study of the process of professional development of economic students in a university setting. One of the factors contributing to the professional development of students at a modern university, according to the authors, is formation of professional creative thinking. As a result of the study, based on an analysis of labor market requirements, educational standards and applicants’ requests regarding learning outcomes, the main components of creative thinking are identified and an approach to assessing the maturity of professional creative thinking based on factor analysis is proposed. The authors also present a pedagogical model for the formation of professional creative thinking as a component of the pedagogical design of the process of professional development of students. The effectiveness of this model is confirmed by the results of an empirical study conducted at the Siberian State University of Water Transport, which is also reflected in the article. The results of this study show that the model proposed by the authors can be used in the process of professional training of students at a modern university.