STUDENTS’ INDEPENDENT WORK ON TEACHING METHODS OF UKRAINIAN LITERATURE AS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Abstract

The article reveals the essence of the concept “independent work of students on the methodology of teaching Ukrainian literature”, its forms, types, content, and the necessity of independent work. The purpose of the article is to reveal the essence of the concept of independent work, its forms, types, and content. Analysis, synthesis and modeling methods were used to study the state of research. The results of our research was carried out with the help of empirical methods: pedagogical observation, questionnaires, interviews, testing, the method of experimental evaluations. Mathematical statistics methods were used to process the research results. A system of questions and tasks for the independent work of students on the methodology of teaching Ukrainian literature in middle general education and senior specialized humanitarian schools is proposed; the material is structured according to the main problems of methodological science. Special attention is paid to research work in the methodology of teaching Ukrainian literature. In the current stage of educational reforms implementation, the preparation of philology teachers capable of thinking creatively, finding solutions in any pedagogical situation, and developing an individual approach to the learning process in accordance with the demands of the time is crucial. In this context, the problem arises regarding the selection of teaching forms and methods that will facilitate active interaction between the instructor and the higher education seeker, fostering their academic and professional growth. This concerns the system of educational and psycho-pedagogical measures where individualized and differentiated approaches in organizing students' independent work take precedence.