Formation of methodical competence by means of stimulating positive motivation

Abstract

The author has made an attempt to uncover the essence of the categories "competence", "motivation", "motive"; to describe the main structural components of motivation; to identify the conditions for the stimulation of positive motivation of future teachers of natural sciences. However, on the basis of generalization of great volume of scientific primary sources, three levels (high, medium, low) of positive motivation, which is considered as means of formation of methodical competence of students of pedagogical colleges during the studying of natural sciences, were described in the article.