THE DIAGNOSTIC OF PSYCHO-PEDAGOGICAL PREPAREDNESS OF THE STUDENTS OF TEACHING SPECIALTIES TO WORK WITH GIFTED CHILDREN
The analysis of contents and forms of educational programs for bachelors direction «Teacher Education» which are revealed of the level of psycho-pedagogical preparedness of students of teaching specialties to work with gifted children. To identify the level of theoretical and practical knowledge of students in this sphere were tested. The 4–5th year students of pedagogical and graphic art faculties took part in this testing. The results of testing were supplemented and specified during the observation and discussing. The result of psychodiagnostics showed that the students note the important role of teacher in developing and discovering of a gifted children, but the level of theoretical and practical preparedness for this work is not enough. All students noted the necessary of studing the special course (discipline) to familiarize with the forms and methods of working with gifted child. However analysis of educational programs for the bachelors direction «Teacher Education» showed that in them is not provided the discipline expected of teachers trained to work with gifted children.