Difficulties in the Educational Work of Students Training to be Class Teachers

Abstract

Background. In modern conditions the problem of training specialists ready to carry out educational process in educational institutions, to solve a variety of educational tasks, to act as a class teacher remains relevant.

Objective. The purpose of this study is to identify the difficulties faced by students in the process of pedagogical (educational) practice, performing the functions of a class teacher.

Study Participants. The empirical study involved 95 respondents: 3rd and 4th year students of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, studying at the direction of training 44.03.05 Pedagogical Education (two training profiles).

Methods. Such research methods as analysis of scientific literature on the research problem, questionnaire survey, a confirmatory experiment, qualitative and quantitative analysis (Pearson’s chi-square test) were used.

Results. The questionnaire survey revealed students’ attitudes to classroom management, ranked the qualities that help to achieve a significant educational effect in pedagogical practice, and revealed the main problems faced by students during educational practice.

Conclusions. It was found that functions and activities of a class teacher are not evenly mastered by students in the process of higher education. Students master such activities as organizing leisure time in class, conducting and analyzing educational activities, organizing individual work with students of the class quickly enough. Students of the 3rd and 4th year experience different degrees of difficulty in implementing such functions and activities as studying and diagnosing the personality of a schoolchild, developing a plan of educational work, choosing effective technologies of pedagogical interaction, organizing class self-government, maintaining class documentation, working with difficult students, maintaining discipline. It is especially difficult for students to conduct parent-teacher meetings.