The Implementation of the Activity Approach in the Primary School Teachers Training

• Main Authors: Sanina S.P, Enzhevskaya M.V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2015-10-01
• Series: Психологическая наука и образование (2007. Online)
• Subjects: federal state primary educational standards; primary school teacher; activity approach; applied bachelor program
• Online Access: http://psyjournals.ru/psyedu_ru/2015/n3/sanina_enzhevskaya.shtml

The article discusses the problem of training students according to the model of practice-oriented teachers’ training in bachelor of «Psycho-pedagogical Education» (Primary school teacher), course «Introduction to the profession» as example. The authors suggest possible ways of designing the course according to the activity approach and set the new goal of the course, which is traditional for many educational programs. Particular attention is paid to the suggestion of the problem, which bachelor students must solve performing educational activities. The authors have identified specific practical problems, allowing students to outline a course plan as a «traffic scheme». The authors provided examples of practical tasks for students, as well as criteria for evaluating of self-developed testing tasks for the students. The article analyzes the first testing results and presented fragments of essays that students wrote at the end of the course.