Abstract:

The relevance of the study is determined by the need to increase the level of students` motivation to choose the teaching profession. It actualizes the problem of theoretical analysis, diagnostic methods development, as well as increasing the level of satisfaction among students with their decision to study to be teachers. The purpose of this study is to substantiate a theoretical approach to the scientific awareness of the problem of students` satisfaction with their decision to choose the teaching profession. The objectives of the research are to modify and improve diagnostic methods, to develop and test the training course aimed at increasing the level of students` satisfaction with their choice of teaching career as physical education and sports teachers. The analysis method was used to study the concept of students` satisfaction as well as its correlation with the academic performance of future teachers. Theoretical methods of study, namely generalization, analysis of pedagogical scientific literature and pedagogical experience were used to identify the level of problem elaboration. The method of questioning, testing, and statistical method (Wilcoxon T-test) of processing the results were used to obtain objective empirical data. As a result of theoretical analysis of attractiveness of the teaching profession in physical education and sports among students, the concept “satisfaction with the choice of the teaching profession in the field of physical education and sports” was considered as a complex, multi-component and multi-level indicator of motivational and professional orientation affecting the level of academic performance and personal growth of future teachers. Diagnostic methods to assess students' satisfaction with their choice of the teaching profession indicated strong correlation between satisfaction with the choice of the profession and the level of students` academic performance. The training course “Pedagogy and interaction in professional activities” aimed at increasing the level of satisfaction among students with the choice of the profession showed a significant increase in the number of students who received the highest scores (+33.4%). The obtained diagnostic results indicate the effectiveness of the implemented pedagogical actions and are confirmed by methods of mathematical statistics. Theoretical approaches to the research problem outlined in the article, the practical development of diagnostic methods, as well as proposals and recommendations for using the course “Pedagogy and interaction in professional activities” in the educational process can be used by researchers and practitioners in the field of pedagogy.

Keywords:

Assessment, pedagogy, satisfaction with professional choice, motivation, teacher, diagnostics, academic performance.