The article describes a study of tolerance of uncertainty as the most important mechanism for the
effective functioning of a person in everyday, educational and professional activities. It presents data
on the manifestation of tolerance/ intolerance of uncertainty, motivation for success, perception of
the world, and anxiety among male and female students of higher educational institutions of Kazan
together with the relationship between these psychological parameters. The study aims to identify
the severity and interrelationships between tolerance for these factors. The study found psychological
differences between male and female students in terms of anxiety, motivation to achieve success,
and conviction in the kindness of the World, and indicated that in the males and females there is a
prevailing intolerance of uncertainty. The sources of this intolerance are shown. It also showed the
interrelations of intolerance of uncertainty with the motivation to achieve success among males. In
contrast, in female subjects, the motivation to achieve success is directly related to the peculiarities
of the world perception. At the same time, anxiety among students of both groups studied remained
low. A slight excess in the level of anxiety among female students is accompanied by a decrease in
the level of self-worth. The results of this study can be used to develop a theoretical model of personal
prerequisites for self-regulation of educational activities, training programs, and psychological
counselling.
Journal Volume Number : 14
Preparation for future teacher professional activity using a system for assessing the formation of competences
The system of teacher professional training is currently focused on changing approaches to the
organization of the practical component. A competence approach involves the evaluation of educational
outcomes from the perspective of competence development. The purpose of this article
is to determine the levels of competence formation among student teachers to identify the main
competence components of further professional development. The study involved the assessment
of 132 reports on master’s work following the results of pedagogical practice. The analysis enabled
the identification of the problem areas in competence formation. The article presents the system of
competency assessment developed by the authors during the undergraduates’ teaching practice. It
offers recommendations for improving the basic professional educational programs, for changes
both in the structure of the module itself and in the order of mastering the modules.
Pedagogical leadership as а school management tool and an object of research
The article examines the questionnaire developed by F. Hallinger for assessing pedagogical leadership.
Numerous international studies show that the principal and his executive team determine the
educational strategy of the school, promote its continuous and sustainable development, and ensure
high educational results of students. The aim of the study was to justify the possibility of using this
diagnostic tool in the work of the principal. It present and discusses the results, their completeness,
and the convenience of using the instrument.
The psychological model of the specialist-defectologist’s readiness for professional and acmeological development
In this study the author proceeds from the assumptions that the professional competence of a specialist
who works with people with disabilities is based on psychological readiness as an integral
personal quality of professional assisting people’s professions that are directly related to the willingness
of a subject of professional activity to professional acmeological development. However
the specialist-defectologist must, firstly, have a psychological readiness to work in the absence of
ready-made algorithms to provide assistance; secondly, to be able to predict in conditions of a deficit
of information because of the high degree of differentiation in the psychophysical development of
persons with disabilities; thirdly, constantly accumulate observations and use the increased volume
of information with the aim of its optimal adaptation and development as the main criterion for the
effectiveness of the correctional-pedagogical process.
Thus, the defectologists, listeners of advanced training courses, were taken as an experimental group
of this empirical research as a group of specialists who decided to develop additional educational
space.
The study was conducted with psychodiagnostic tools: valid and reliable questionnaires, a computer
program for statistical processing of SPSS data. Interpretation of the data was carried out according
to their compliance with N (0.1) and a high level of reliability: p≤0.001*** and p≤0.01**.
As the result within the framework of the psychological model of readiness, the potential factors for
expanding the zone of professional competence of the defectologist were determined: “self-respect”,
“adaptability” and a system-forming indicator with high factor load (from the block of motivational
personal characteristics of psychological readiness) – “motivation to achieve success”.
The development of interest in philological knowledge in the socio-cultural environment of the region
Education is no longer a closed sphere and there is a need to use philological knowledge as a basic
value through cultural and educational projects. This must take into account the regional culture
of speech, rhetoric, literature, and history. This project developed the format of an Open University
within which the project “Russian environment” was implemented. This was based on activityoriented,
personality-oriented approaches to learning, the concept of imagination development, and
the theory of functional systems. It led to the concept of development of philological knowledge in
the region, which the authors see as a system of content, methodological and information technology
components that meet the needs and demands of the socio-cultural environment. The article
presents experimental data on the efficiency of the approach. Philological knowledge is thought to
be an instrument of national identity formation, fostering tolerance and respect for the values of
national culture.