The Possibilities of The Diagnostic Tools of The Professional (Demonstration) Exam for The Development of Competencies of Future Primary School Teacher’s

<p>The article describes the experience of approbation of intermediate certification in the form of a professional (demonstration) exam at the MSUPE (2023 and 2024). Third-year students took part in the testing within the framework of the module “Content and methods in the subject areas of Art and Technology”. As a part of the professional (demonstration) exam, the students of the experimental group had a reflexive practice. During the approbation of the demonstration exam, students of the control (20 p.) and experimental (21 p.) groups assessed the degree of formation of the teacher’s position, as well as the level of mastery of professional actions according to the diagnostics “Analysis of the dynamics of professional growth of the students through the assessment of teachers-mentors” (V.P. Simonov, modified by T.A. Egorenko). The results of the students of the experimental group show a positive trend in two assessed factors. The approbation allowed us to draw conclusions that reflection is important component of the development of professional competence of a future teacher; the diagnostic tools of a professional (demonstration) exam make it possible to organize reflective practices of students.</p>