FACTORS IN DEVELOPING PEDAGOGICAL EXCELLENCE IN FUTURE TEACHERS

Abstract

Relevance. The quality of the educational process mainly lies in teachers’ pedagogical excellence. The devel-opment of pedagogical excellence in future teachers in higher education institutions (HEIs) depends on several factors, which will enhance the effectiveness of this process.
Objective: the article aims to specify the concept of pedagogical excellence and its structural components, deter-mine the factors influencing the development of pedagogical excellence in future teachers in HEIs.
Methods: theoretical methods: analysis of relevant psycho-pedagogical and scientific works on the issues of devel-oping pedagogical excellence − to clarify the concept of pedagogical excellence and its structural components; generalization and systematization − to determine the factors enhancing the development of pedagogical excellence in future teachers in HEIs.
Results: the article analyzes the main approaches to interpreting the concept of pedagogical excellence and determines its structural components. It describes pedagogical excellence as an integrative personal quality. The latter combines general and professional competences, teaching abilities, use of pedagogical techniques (internal and external), relevant professional and personal qualities, creativity and pedagogical interaction with the actors in the educational process based on reflection and lifelong learning. The article isolates three groups of factors influencing the development of pedagogical excellence in future teachers (socio-economic, personal and technological). Finally, the article indicates that socio-economic factors influ-ence the needs of students to enrol in teacher training programmes, as well as the main personal and technological factors in higher education study.
Conclusions: teacher training in HEIs and development of pedagogical excellence should take into account the socio-economic, personal and technological factors.