Effectiveness of Training in Master’s Degree through the Eyes of Undergraduates

The evaluation of the effectiveness and quality of teacher training, which exists today at the level of master’s education, including for preschool education, is aimed at determining the degree of achievement of the results planned in the program. In fact, the measure of the formation of competencies necessary, according to the authors of the program, is assessed for the implementation of independent pedagogical activity. However, this assessment of the quality of teacher training in the magistracy seems to be one-sided. Of unconditional interest is the effectiveness of the use of acquired competencies by masters in real pedagogical activity and / or the assessment by teachers of their new professional qualities in solving educational problems. But studies of these issues have not been identified in the psychological and pedagogical literature. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mastering the master’s program by identifying the opinion of master teachers on the impact of studying in a master’s program on their professional activities. The study was conducted using a survey. It was attended by masters who graduated from the university in the period from 2013 to 2022. The survey made it possible to obtain general information about the respondents, to determine the goals of entering the magistracy, to learn about met and unfulfilled expectations, about the impact of studying at the magistracy on their professional activities, and above all, on interaction with children. The obtained data on how undergraduates themselves feel their own progress in the profession are interesting. The results of the study allow us to speak about a positive assessment by undergraduates of training under the program both in terms of improving professional qualities and skills, and in terms of developing personal qualities. Problems were also identified, primarily related to the lack of conditions within the system of preschool education that motivate teachers to develop professionally.

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