Volokhata K. Formation of natural competence of future teachers of elementary school in the process of professional training

In the dissertation research on the basis of the analysis of philosophical, psychological, pedagogical and methodical literature the essence and the contents of natural competence as a component of professional competence of future teachers of primary school are determined. It is also determined that Natural competence of primary school teacher is an integrative quality of the person who has set professionally important teacher qualities, formed on the basis of scientific and natural world that has a set of ideas, knowledge, skills, attitudes and evaluative judgments to objects and phenomena of the natural environment; defines the place and activities of a man in nature, and the study of local lore, aimed at the revival and development of value attitude to nature; manifested in the ability to exercise pedagogical activity during the training of junior pupils the contents of elementary natural science education.