Development of Geography Future Teachers' Statistical Competences in the Process of Research Activities
Modern educational realities, provided by modernization process in the national system of education, testify to the need to prepare methodologically competent and competent teachers who are able to apply a variety of research methods in their work. Training of Geography future teachers in the modern world should be aimed at mastering the complex statistical methods to evaluate and interpret a variety of information properly. Statistical methods serve as an integral component of professional activity of the future teacher of Geography. In this regard, one of the educational results of training of Geography future teachers is formation of statistical competencies that should be considered as the readiness of Geography future teachers to use statistical techniques as a characteristic of the teacher's personality, determined by the level of professionalism, and motivation of self-realization in the organization of activities using statistical methods. In the structure of statistical competencies it is common to distinguish cognitive activity and motivational components. In turn, learning about statistical methods and ways of working on their application is not possible without inclusion of future teachers in research activity that should penetrate the entire period of study at the University.