TEACHER TRAINING: YESTERDAY, TODAY, FOR THE FUTURE

The author shows preparation of the teacher for the organization and conducting of examinations in different types of school in pre-revolutionary, Soviet and modern periods. The attention was paid to the results of scientific research, the contribution of domestic scientists to the development of the examination process, as well as certain problems in preparing teachers for independent examinations at the present stage of development of general secondary education. The procedure of conducting external independent assessment and training of pedagogical workers in the system of postgraduate education is revealed.