PECULIARITIES OF PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES DEVELOPMENT IN PRE-SERVICE SPECIAL EDUCATORS BY MEANS OF PLAY MODELING

Abstract

The article is devoted to the issues of professional training of pre-service special educators in a modern university. Research is focused on the play modeling, as an effective teaching technology, and peculiarities of its implementation in the process of professional training of pre-service special educators. Having analyzed modern educational methods in teaching of pre-service educators in Ukraine, the authors pay special attention to the necessity of using interactive teaching technologies in the professional training of future special educators, as they can be an effective tool for developing the general and special qualities and competences, helping students to get ready to independent and successful work. In order to reach their goal, which is to prove usefulness of play modeling in professional training of pre-service special educators, The authors use a variety of comparative theoretical methods that allow them to define the components of personal preparedness of Special Education students for their future professional activities, to analyze the capabilities of play modeling, as a mean for effective formation of general and special competences in pre-service educators, to describe the notion of play modeling and its peculiarities in the development of general and special personal qualities in future special educators, to define the principles of implementing the play modeling technology then training students, and to analyze the requirements intended to create a satisfactory play environment that will help organize interesting and effective interactive training of pre-service special educators. In conclusion, the authors claim that the play modeling technology, when used properly and frequently, can be a useful tool for development of general and special personal qualities and professional competences in pre-service special educators, helping them to work independently and successfully in the future.