CASE STUDY AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING THE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF STUDENTS OF PEDAGOGICAL PROFILES

Abstract

The article reveals new approaches to a concept of “pedagogical case”, defines its meaning and structure from the standpoint of effectiveness in the development of educational and professional independence of students. The teaching profession requires a person who has connected his life with it to constantly improve his competencies. The author substantiates the demand for the independence of a teacher in the workplace, which implies the ability to organize their activities and the activities of their students, to find the right way out of the current situation, without resorting to the help of colleagues, administration, parents unless absolutely necessary. This quality should be formed already in the process of training future teachers at a university or college. Pedagogical cases help to immerse students in situations close to professional ones. Working on a solution or creating a case, students form educational and professional independence, that is, the ability to independently master a profession both during the training period and after its completion. The research material presented in the article shows what problems arise when creating cases and what possible ways to solve them.