PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE INTEREST IN MARITIME UNIVERSITY CADETS IN CONVENTIONAL DISCIPLINES

Abstract

The article examines pedagogical conditions for development of cognitive interest of cadets at a maritime university in conventional disciplines. The formation of a future maritime transport specialist in the process of studying at a maritime educational organization as a truly competent professional requires instilling and developing in him, during the learning process, a cognitive interest in conventional training, a desire to search and acquire new knowledge. The objective of the study is to substantiate and disclose the totality of pedagogical conditions that contribute to development of cadets’ cognitive interest in conventional disciplines. The following research methods are applied: theoretical (study of scientific publications of Russian scientists; theoretical analysis; synthesis; generalization; ranking) and empirical (survey; individual interviews). The result of the study is a set of pedagogical conditions for the development of the cognitive interest of cadets of a maritime university in conventional disciplines. The obtained results have scientific novelty, theoretical and practical significance. The developed scientific provisions are aimed at improving the quality and effectiveness of professional training of cadets and are of interest to teaching and teaching staff of all types of educational institutions.