Application of Case Technology in State Final Certification of Graduates of a Pedagogical University

Aim. To describe the experience of using case technology and to adjust the algorithm for training students during the state final certification of graduates of a pedagogical university.

Methodology. The study was based on the main principles of the methodology of activity, systemic, and empirical approaches. Theoretical methods such as analysis of pedagogical and methodological literature, synthesis, generalization, systematization, deduction, induction, empirical methods such as analysis and generalization of author’s pedagogical experience, and statistical methods such as statistical observation, summary and grouping of materials, compilation and analysis of graphs were used.

Results. The objectives for creating and implementing methods of a pedagogical model designed for demonstration exams for university graduates are considered. A description of the case tasks used and recommendations for assessing their completion by the graduate are provided. The main groups of the most common difficulties among graduates are systematized. These results can be used in the future to develop and implement more and more effective options for using case technology for state final certification at a pedagogical university.

Research implications. The scientific novelty of the presented work lies in the fact that the most common difficulties in graduates passing the demonstration exam are considered and systematized for the first time, the factors that predetermine them are determined, recommendations are proposed to improve the effectiveness of the use of case technology in conducting final certification events. The practical significance of the work lies in the fact that the results of the author’s own pedagogical experience and the conclusions drawn on their basis can be used to improve the methodology for conducting a demonstration exam using case technology at a pedagogical university.

Conclusions. The existing number of unresolved issues in the methodology for assessing the level of competence of a graduate in connection with the implementation of a practice-oriented model of higher pedagogical education suggests the need for further research in this direction. The article reflected the results of the author’s pedagogical experience related to the introduction of a demonstration exam based on case technology at the Ural State Pedagogical University. The systematization of various difficulties proposed by the author when passing the demonstration exam by graduates of a pedagogical university seems to be the foundation for improving the training of future teachers and improving the algorithm for organizing the certification procedure. The use of case technology to check the formation of professional competencies of the future teacher requires clarification of the algorithm in preparation for passing the demonstration exam.

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