Educational economic problems didactic capacity under the competence paradigm conditions

Abstract

Effective pedagogical means is required for integrated competence element formation and their maturity level evaluation under the conditions of competence paradigm in educational and professional spheres, manifested in subordination of theoretical knowledge accumulation to greater volume of professional skills and practices to perform professional work tasks. The most available means and, in some cases the only one, is the solution of practice-oriented tasks. The aim of the article is to discuss basic approaches, conditions and practical examples of economic problems didactic capacity implementation in educational and professional spheres. Competence approach concept as well as systemic, cognitive and personal activity approaches principles in teaching has formed the methodological basis for this work. The principles for selecting students' text books for economic problems solution are generalized in this work. The analysis of economic-based word problems of Unified National Exam in Mathematics level is presented. Personal teaching experience in making and solving problems with students is taken into account. Basic methodological and organizational issues in educational economic problems didactic capacity implementation at different stages of competence “life cycle” are specified. It is also demonstrated that economic type problems indisputable advantage is their ability to form not only professional cognitive and operational-technological components, but also graduate's and personality's motivation, social and behaviour model elements. It is summed up that particular aims, determined by education level, are to be put forward for economic problems didactic capacity implementation. The necessity to increase economic problem evaluative function at entrance and final assessment stages at different education blocks or phases as well as at interdisciplinary level and in professional spheres is defined. The examples illustrating article's separate provisions can serve as guidelines for creating problem-solving and evaluation means funds formation tutorials.