Keyword: «educational competence»

The author analyzes the various approaches to understanding the professional competence of the teacher, the definition of its structure and levels. Analyzing the existing classification of competencies, the author examines models of professional competence of primary school teachers. In the structure of the professional competence of primary school teachers, the author defines the following components: special (activity) competence, social competence and psychological competence. The results of experimental research of psychological competence of primary school teachers in Tula are represented.

The article examines the essence of the competence-based learning model and the possibility of using V. V. Vereshchagin's battle painting as part of its implementation in the lessons of national history at school. The authors describe the various competencies of the student and analyze how V. V. Vereshchagin's battle painting can contribute to their development.