The Experience, Problems and Prospects of Module-organized Preschool Teacher Training Program within the Network of Higher and Preschool Educational Organisations

The article presents the testing results of new modules of the basic professional educational bachelor program, «Psycho-pedagogical Education» (preschool teacher) training direction, which is part of the modernization project of teacher education (Government contract # 05.043.11.0028 d.d. 16.06.2014, Federal Targeted Program for the Development of Education in 2011¬2015). Main attention is paid to the analysis of the development of student competencies according to Federal State Education Standard of «Psycho-pedagogical Education» training direction for bachelor students focused on the performance in accordance with the pre-school teacher professional standard. For this purpose, we compared the data obtained during final certification of modules that have already been tested, and computer testing conducted by the resource center for support projects on modernization of teacher education in Moscow State University of Psychology & Education. We identified problem issues and particular errors that may be debatable among professionals. Authors outlines promising ways to improve the modules of the basic professional educational program on the basis of proposals made by subcontracting universities.