Research Activity in the Development of Creative Potential of the Modern Specialist in the Conditions of Socialization

The article substantiates the student's science and research activity as a condition for developing the creative competence of the future primary school teacher. The scientific novelty of the article is to identify the peculiarities of students' research work organization in the conditions of university education. The creative potential is defined as a set of personality traits, expressed in the abilities, knowledge, skills, mental characteristics of the teacher, readiness for creative pedagogical activity, to change, rejection of stereotypes in pedagogical activity, finding original solutions to complex pedagogical problems in a situation of uncertainty etc. The experience of organizing research activity of students of specialty 013 «Primary education» of educational degree «Bachelor» at Mukachevo State University has been presented. The peculiarities of the organization of the scientific-methodological seminar "Professional training of the teacher in the conditions of European integration processes", aimed at identifying, promoting innovative pedagogical methods, work of the scientific student circle "Perspectives of educational and pedagogical science" have been characterized. It has been emphasized that the competences in the field of research activity allow students to see and analyze problems, make assumptions about their solution; be able to receive and select information according to the purpose or need, use it to achieve the goal and own development; be able to make assumptions about the possible causes and effects of the phenomena of the material and idealistic world, to formulate and justify hypotheses; to set goals, to analyze situations, to receive and practically realize the finished product, to carry out reflection and self-assessment; conduct individual and collective activity. It has been suggested to introduce into the educational process of preparation of future primary school teachers a selective course, which would contribute to the teaching of modern strategies of actualizing the creative potential of the personality of teachers and students of primary school age. It has been concluded that the student's research activity in the conditions of university education contributes to the formation of a future primary school teacher interest in research, search for alternative means and ways of solving the problem, prognostic thinking, activation of intellectual potential for the production of new ideas.