Formation of professional competence of assistant teacher of inclusive education in secondary education institutions

Abstract

The research is devoted to the theoretical and experimental study o f forming the professional competence o f a would-be teacher assistant o f inclusive education through pedagogic modeling. The authors specify the notions o f “ a tutor” (teacher assistant), “ inclusive education” , “ persons with special needs” , “ individual development program” , and “ modeling” . The essence o f “ pedagogical modeling” is defined, as well as the groups o f its objects within the professional competence o f the would-be teacher assistants in the inclusive education; the implementation o f the psychological-pedagogic modeling o f an individual development program for persons with special needs is substantiated. It is proved that any model has a sign nature, thus, the psychological bases o f the research are the theory o f contentbased summarization and the “ sign” concept o f the educational process. The study reflects the methodological system of forming the professional competence o f the would-be teacher assistants o f inclusive education through pedagogic modeling and substantiates the content component o f the model, implemented in the individual development program o f persons with special needs and through applying the relevant methods, forms and means o f education. It is proved that the efficiency o f forming the professional competence o f the teacher assistants o f inclusive education, by the means o f pedagogic modeling depends on introduction o f an experimental technique, which provides support and increase o f the qualitative indicators o f both the teaching and the personal properties o f the persons with special needs receiving educational services. Due to the synergetic impact o f professional knowledge, the would-be teacher assistants o f inclusive education develop an increased motivation to forming the professional skills and competences when working with persons with special needs.