Keyword: «research skills of college students»

Modernization of the Russian educational system as a mechanism for solving the problem of preserving and building human resources suggests a change in approaches to the system of training specialists. The relevance of the research topic on the formation of students' research skills is determined by the implementation of a practice-oriented approach in the training of middle-level specialists. The aim of the study is to analyze the effectiveness of the development and application of professional research tasks as a means of implementing a practice–oriented approach to the formation of research skills in college students. The fundamental provisions of the practice-oriented approach served as the methodological basis for the study. The analysis of scientific and methodological literature suggests that the problem of the formation of students' research skills is considered by various scientific schools and individual researchers and is aimed at describing the phenomenon of "research skills", as well as at the formation of students' research skills in order to implement modern educational standards and train competent graduates. The developed professional research assignments are considered as pedagogical requirements for the student, which determine the performance of sequential research operations to solve professionally oriented situations that correspond to the basic, average and high level of research skills development among college students. In accordance with the chosen approach, the types and characteristics of professional research assignments are proposed and the tasks of three levels are characterized: basic, medium and high. When developing assignments, the professional profile of an enlarged group of specialties in which students study was taken into account. Performing professional research tasks contributes not only to the development of research skills, but also arouses professional interest among students. The theoretical significance of the study lies in defining the content of the concept of "professional research assignments for college students." Practical significance: professional research assignments are a means of implementing a practice-oriented approach to the formation of research skills among college students and can be used by teachers of general professional and professional disciplines in secondary vocational educational organizations.