TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS’ CREATIVE THINKING IN ART CLASSES IN GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

The article highlights the actual issue of training students majoring in art and pedagogical specialties of institutions of higher pedagogical education to develop the creative thinking of students of general secondary education institutions. Attention is focused on the definition of the category «creative thinking» and the main approaches to the formation of future teachers of art disciplines are characterized by the competence to develop students’ creative thinking in art classes. It is emphasized that the preparation of students for work on the development of their creative thinking takes place based on formal and non-formal art education received by students of art specialties.