REFLECTIVE COMPETENCE AS NECESSARY CHARACTERISTIC OF A MODERN UNIVERSITY STUDENT

Abstract

The aim of the research work is to determine the effectiveness of a set of methods for forming reflexive competence, to analyse the significance of reflexive competence for future specialists and its necessity in professional activity. To achieve this goal, the necessity of reflexive competence in the professional activity of future specialists was analysed, and the effectiveness of a set of methods for the formation of reflexive competence was determined.

As a result of the selection of research participants, a total of 60 future specialists were involved in the study. The participants were divided into two groups: experimental (30 people) and control (30 people). The research work included preparatory, main and final stages. At the main stage, the formative part of the experiment was organised using reflexive teaching methods and approaches selected, modified and adapted for this purpose. And at the final stage it was conducted using modern methods of data collection and analysis, such as the reflexivity survey, the methodology for determining the level of reflexivity, two-factor variance analysis, pairwise comparison and content analysis. This research paper presents the results of the study of the problem of forming reflexive competence of future specialists studying at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology on the basis of reflexive teaching methods and approaches.