У публікації розглянуто сутність і місце самостійної роботи здобувачів вищої освіти під час розвитку їхньої творчості в педагогічному університеті. Представлено трактування указаного феномену, актуального в рамках нашого науково-педагогічного дослідження, його цілі, різновиди, форми організації, проведення і контролю.
Modern education, new Ukrainian school, inclusive education, STEM-education today are in dire need of specialists who can think outside the box, make quick decisions, organize creative, independent activities, and therefore the publication is devoted to the essence and place of independent work of higher education students during their development creativity at the Pedagogical University.
The interpretation of this phenomenon, relevant in our scientific and pedagogical research, which we understand as a specific type of educational activity, the main purpose of which is to form the independence of the future teacher, his academic achievements, which is realized through the content and methods of all classes at the university. Fulfillment of pedagogical conditions of carrying out of independent activity of future educators is a necessary component of preparation of the future pedagogical worker. In addition, the main goals of independent work of applicants, formulated by various scientists in their own scientific achievements.
The pages of this article present the classification of independent work by several criteria (by the nature of control and management by the teacher, by obligation, by the level of creativity), forms of independent productive activity of future mathematics teachers and two main aspects of such work: ensuring independent work of applicants-mathematicians; preparation of means of control over independent work of future teachers of mathematics.
Considerable attention is paid to the test of the results of independent work of higher education students, as it is one of the newest, most popular and innovative forms of control of the outlined activities of future teachers, describes the main types of test tasks used in within the framework of our scientific and pedagogical research and features of the organization of test control.