Developing Pedagogical Content Tasks in Research Methods Training of Future Vocational Teachers

The article describes the technology of developing pedagogical content tasks in research methods training of future vocational teachers. The implementation of the technology is considered by the authors as a sequence of three stages. The first one is the modelling of the structure of the research activity of vocational teachers and identifying its components. For this, the authors used a scientific approach based on the principles of building a polyisomorphic model. On this basis, the informational-analytical, model-drafting, experimental-measuring, and evaluation-reflective components have been defined and their content has been structured. The second stage is the formation of the subject field of research activity of vocational teachers. For this purpose, it has been proposed to use the structure of the pedagogical system (as a model of the educational process) and its functional shells (as characteristics of the elements of the pedagogical system in action). The authors have described the structure of the subject field of the research activity of a vocational teacher. On these grounds, the provisions of the conceptual system for the development of pedagogical content tasks in research methods training have been formed. The third stage of the technology is the development of a factor-criterion model for evaluating the quality of task performance, which is built on the basis of qualimetry. This approach makes it possible to prepare vocational teachers for the implementation of research work of the entire range of subjects of educational theory and practice, to objectively assess the level of training for the implementation of such activities. Certain results of empirical research have been presented, that make it possible to conclude on the effectiveness of using pedagogical content tasks.