Developing pedagogical mastery of future physical education teachers in higher education institutions

The study deals with the process of developing pedagogical mastery of future physical education teachers during professional training. The concept of “pedagogical mastery of future physical education teachers” has been specified. The components (motivation-, knowledge-, activity-, value- and personality-based), criteria (motivation-based, cognitive, behavioural, value- and personality-based) and levels (creative, productive, reproductive, elementary) have been identified. Pedagogical conditions for developing the outlined quality (creating the students’ positive motivation toward acquiring pedagogical mastery; ensuring integrity, continuity and consistency of the process of developing pedagogical mastery of future physical education teachers; using innovative educational technologies for developing pedagogical mastery of future physical education teachers) have been justified and their efficiency has been experimentally proved. Within the study, the model for developing pedagogical mastery of future physical education teachers during professional training has been designed and presented. It reflects the interrelations between target, theoretical and methodological, content and technological, diagnostic and productive blocks.