FACTORS OF THE DYNAMICS OF TEACHERS’ LEARNING MOTIVATION

Abstract

The relevance of the problem investigated in the article is due to the constant growth of society's requirements to teachers at any level of the education system. In the article the authors draw attention to the problem of low teachers’ learning motivation as a factor of self-education, the problem of formal training courses. The essence of the concept of "teachers' learning motivation" is revealed on the basis of analyzing the studies of Kazakhstani and foreign scientists. Educational motivation of a teacher is formulated as a set of external and internal factors that make him be active in mastering the results of the professional development course, influencing the desire to learn in his profession. Learning motivation of a teacher is a dynamic phenomenon. The results of a survey of teachers were analyzed in order to study the factors of teachers’ learning motivation dynamics during the professional development course. The factors of the dynamics of teachers’ learning motivation in several aspects of the professional development course were identified: communication, teaching methodology, teacher, assignments and assessment. The factors of dynamics are: organizational (teaching methodology, interactivity of interaction, teaching technologies); communicative (communication style); target (practical goal of the course, assignments work on the course goals); resultant (mastering of demanded practical skills at the end of the course). The authors note that it is possible to ensure and maintain a higher level of teachers' learning motivation during the professional development course by managing its dynamics. Conclusions on the results of the study are formulated. The considered factors influencing the dynamics of teachers' learning motivation should be taken into account in the instructional design of professional development courses. The pedagogical professional development course should be a system that provides factors of growth of professional knowledge, skills and abilities, learning motivation of teachers as trainees.