PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION OF TEACHING STEREOMETRY TO SENIOR STUDENTS OF SPECIAL TYPE SCHOOL

Introduction. The rapid changes in the fields of economy, production, technology, communication, and the development of advanced technologies put forward new requirements to school leavers, which, in turn, leads to a qualitative upgrade of the content of secondary education. The reorientation of the school education system is carried out in the direction of developing students' abilities to acquire knowledge independently, preparing young people for practical activity and developing professional orientation of education. The problem of choosing a future profession stays relevant at all times for senior students. One of the main tasks of special education in mathematics is to create conditions for the consideration and developing educational, cognitive and professional interests, inclinations, abilities and needs of students, as well as to assist the development of creative autonomy, formation of imagination, complex orientation, research skills and skills that provide school leavers with the opportunity for their successful self-realization. An important task in training students how to apply the acquired knowledge in practical activities is to teach the systematic course of stereometry. Formation of the system of stereometric knowledge creates the basis for the comprehensive harmonious development of the individual, as well as the formation of professionally relevant competences of future specialists. Purpose. To define the main aspects in the implementation of the professional orientation in teaching the school course of stereometry to students of different special purpose classes of a special type school. Methods. Analysis of psychological, pedagogical and methodical literature for studying and summing up of teachers' pedagogical experience. Results. Based on the theory of activity motivation, the article proves the expediency of the professionally oriented teaching of stereometry to senior students in accordance with their purpose of training. The emphasis is given to the importance of familiarizing students with the elements of stereometry in the course of planimetry with the aim of their professional self-determination. The goals and motives of teaching stereometry in the classes of different purposes should take into account the importance of acquired competencies for future professional activities. Originality. The stages of implementation professional orientation of teaching stereometry, components and means of activity of a student and a teacher at these stages are determined. Conclusion. The determined structural components of implementation professional orientation of teaching stereometry should take into account the training specialization, the level of mastering the material and its significance for future professional activities. Further researche is required for the problems of designing a system of professionally oriented stereometric tasks and exercises according to the training purposes.