Professional Development of Future Physical Culture Teachers during Studying at Higher Educational Institutions

The work was focused on exploring the motives for choosing a teaching profession and the development level of motivation for continuing professional growth in the process of studying at a higher educational institution; the analysis of the levels of readiness of the students of the Faculty of Physical Education for continuing studying; the diagnostics of the dependence of the level of motor readiness of students, who are future physical culture teachers, on the level of their motivation and readiness for continuous professional development. Experimental studies were conducted at the Physical Education Faculty of the Taras Shevchenko National University "Chernihiv College". The study was conducted in 2016-2017 (during the 1st year of study) and in 2019-2020 (during the 4th year of study). The experimental group consisted of 67 students between the ages of 17 and 22. The studies showed the dependence of the level of motor readiness of students on the level of their motivation and readiness for continuous professional development. The indicators of motor activity of the fourth-year students with high levels of motivation and readiness for continuous professional development were increased concerning the amount of the motor activity that is characteristic of the professional activity of a physical culture teacher. The indicators obtained during the study indicate that students, who are aware of the need for professional development master the content of the curriculum better during the period of study and, as future physical culture teachers, better understand the purpose and objectives of education of pupils.