DIGITALIZATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AS A FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST IN KAZAKHSTAN

Abstract

This article addresses the challenges and prospects in training future educational psychologist within the context of digitalization in education. The study explores current theoretical perspectives on education’s digital transformation and the professional skills needed for upcoming teacher-psychologists. It identifies the issues and essential competencies required for these professionals to thrive in a digitalized environment, as well as providing methodological recommendations for incorporating digital technologies into the training process of teacher-psychologists. The study found that students show a significant discrepancy between expectations and the quality of training provided in the field of digitalization, moreover, they need additional hours, practical exercises and specialized courses to improve their digital literacy and readiness to work in the conditions of digital transformation. The experts in their interviews point out that the digitalization of the educational process has a significant impact on the training of future educational psychologist and argue that students and current psychologists need to develop skills in working with digital tools, data analysis and digital content creation. Identify the main challenges and recommendations. On these conditions developed a methodology for the development of competencies in future educational psychologist, taking into account the digitalization of the educational process as a leading factor. The effectiveness of the methodology is confirmed by the results of the experiment, as in the experimental group there was a significant improvement in all the studied parameters that determine the level of professional competencies of future educational psychologist through the development of digital knowledge and skills.