Artistic educational competence of future primary school teachers: essence, components, ways of formation

Abstract

The article considers the issue of the development of artistic educational competence, which is relevant due to the educational reform the New Ukrainian school, and the introduction of the State Standard of Primary Education, that led to the changes not only in the approaches to teaching in primary education, but also in the professional training of future primary school teachers. On the basis of analysis of academic and pedagogical literary sources, the authors of the article present the meaning of the notions «competence», «cultural competence» and «artistic competence», and specify the essence of the concepts «cultural competence of primary school students» and «artistic educational competence of the future primary school teachers». The components of artistic educational competence (artistic and pedagogical knowledge; artistic and pedagogical skills and abilities; values and attitudes; experience of creative activity; professional and pedagogical abilities and personal qualities) are distinguished and characterized. The artistic educational competence of the future primary school teachers is defined as a combination of these components and the ability to apply them in practical/professional activities. The ways of formation of artistic educational competence of the future primary school teachers are given. It is determined that the artistic educational competence of the future primary school teachers is shaped during the students’ mastering educational components (academic disciplines, term papers, internships) in higher education institutions. It is noted that self-education and self-development are important factors in the development of the artistic educational competence, which ensures the readiness of future primary school teachers to develop the cultural competence of primary school students. Keywords: competence, cultural competence, students of primary education, artistic competence, artistic educational competence, artistic education, future primary school teachers.