PROJECT AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS: FOUNDATIONS
The article discusses the foundations concerning preparation and implementation of teaching innovations by physical education teachers in terms of project and research activities. Today, there are very few specialized research, theoretical and training materials in the field. The article’s research method is based on theoretical analysis of special literature, digital sources, analysis, synthesis, comparison, polling physical education teachers and theoretical modelling. The results of the article’s research include development stages of project framework and research activities, their background that can be found in the teacher’s work, as well as procedure for developing projects and compiling their content. The article demonstrates some methodical specifics associated with the implementation of project and research activities by physical education teachers in comprehensive schools. The article also presents the findings as a rough theoretical model that can be used to develop a research project for students of 5th and 6th forms. The model can help to create and implement various projects in terms of content of physical education lessons at classes and other activities. The research featured by the article was carried out through joint efforts of professors and PhD students from the Belgorod State University, the Belgorod Pedagogics Development Institute, the Taras Shevchenko Pridnestrovian State University and the Armavir State Pedagogical University in 2019.