THEORETICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PEDAGOGICAL DESIGNING OF ELECTIVE COURSES IN SENIOR SCHOOL
Features of pedagogical designing of elective courses for the senior school are considered in the article. The age characteristics of the senior school students are given. It is suggested to apply the system-activity approach to stimulate the positive dynamics of the intellectual development of schoolchildren, to involve them in active types of participation in the educational process, and to inculcate interest in research activities. It is indicated that novelty and motivation are the dominant factors of development. The requirements for the skills and abilities of students in high school are singled out – high activity, self-realization, theoretical, abstract and logical thinking. Important criteria for successful teaching in the upper grades are: level and profile specialization, which can be achieved only with the use of a sufficient number of elective courses. The main purpose of elective courses is to satisfy the individual cognitive needs and interests of high school students. Elective course is the main mean of constructing individual educational programs for students in high school. The implementation of educational programs in elective courses should be based on the system-activity approach. It is concluded that nowadays additional educational programs in the school develop only subject competencies, in addition there is not enough guidance for the students to choose the profile of study at the university. The solution of this problem can be the application of elective interdisciplinary orientation courses based on the system-activity pedagogical approach aimed at the professional self-determination of students, forming their skills of system thinking and self-development.