Future Designers’ Professional Competence Formation with the Innovative Technologies Use

Abstract

The aim of the article is a theoretical substantiation of innovative technologies introduction in the process of future designers’ professional training. Based on scientists’ researches analysis concerning the problem of future specialists’ professional competence formation, it is determined that the introduction of innovative technologies has a positive influence on future specialists’ professional competence formation in the process of studying in higher education institutions. Research methods . Methods of analysis, comparison, and generalization, as well as methods of pedagogical experiment and pedagogical observation were applied. Scientific novelty consists in defining the concept of "project activity" as a specific form of independent learning activity modeling on the basis of the student’s personal choice for cognitive or practical tasks in non-standard situations, which provides the personal content of learning. It is substantiated that the project activity basis is cognitive skills development, ability to independently design knowledge and navigate the information space, development of future designers’ critical thinking. It is emphasized that project activity promotes the formation of professionally relevant knowledge, future designers’ skills, as well as assimilation of a certain structure of project activity, which is important both for professional activity and future designers’ personal development and also provides the formation of positive learning motivation. Conclusions . The necessity of introducing the project activity into the process of future designers preparing is proved, as the project activity contributes to the formation of future designers’ professional competence structure components.