Reflection as a Mechanism for the Personal and Professional Formation of Future Teachers

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of formation of reflexive abilities of future teachers during the professional training. The significance and potential of reflection in professional self-development and self-improvement of future specialists, who are focused on high professional achievements, are substantiated. In the context of pedagogical activity, reflection provides teachers with an opportunity to assess their own pedagogical abilities and opportunities that help to overcome their own weaknesses and objective barriers in order to achieve the goals of education and upbringing. It is established that reflection is one of the mechanisms of self-development and self-improvement of the personality of the future teacher. On the path to self-improvement, reflexive processes enable an individual to actualize the processes of self-organization, to mobilize their own potential, intellectual and spiritual resources in terms of professional activity. It is noted that reflection is the most important quality of the teacher's personality from the professional point of view, which determines the level of his/her professional suitability. It is stated that during the professional activity of the teacher, reflection ensures the functioning of all components of the system of self-regulation of his or her professional activities: values, self image, level of aspiration and self-control. In situations of pedagogical interaction, reflection is not merely a focus on self, but a means of knowing and objectifying the image of a student, which is perceived as a holistic personality.