Teacher training for the formation of functional literacy in primary school: the problem of individualisation
- DOI
- 10.5922/pikbfu-2024-2-10
- Pages
- 110-125
Abstract
The updated federal state educational standard designates the development of functional literacy as one of the intended outcomes for elementary school. Achieving this educational result is possible by engaging with the student in both the current developmental zone and the zone of proximal development. Such work, which requires preparing future teachers for this specific professional activity, can be organised through individualised interaction between the teacher and pupils. This study aims to examine the problem of individualisation in response to the need to individualise primary school pupils’ education while developing functional literacy and to assess the feasibility of preparing future teachers to master relevant professional competencies. Methodologically, the study draws on the competence-based approach, the findings of Volf Merlin and his associates regarding integral individuality as intra- and meta-individuality and the ideas developed under the supervision of Oleg Grebenyuk about individuality as the primary objective of a teacher’s professional role, the evolving nature of a future teacher’s individuality and the importance of cultivating the capacity for making meaningful professional choices. Theoretical sources were explored using methods of analysis and synthesis, while empirical research involved the group discussion method. The study emphasised the importance of focused efforts to cultivate among students of pedagogical universities the professional competencies needed for an individualised educational approach. It also uncovered the potential of a professional examination in evaluating the level of these competencies. In this line of thinking, the examination will serve as a motivation for enhancing the educational curriculum and the environment at a pedagogical university.