Formation of Psychological Readiness of the Teacher to Implement Information and Communication Technologies in Professional Activities

Abstract

The relevance of discussing the components of the psychological strategy for teachers’ use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) at General High School Educational Institution (GHSEI) involves the categories of cooperation, reflexive, motivational and informational parts of the strategy have been developed and characterized as components of teacher readiness for professional activity in a multidisciplinary environment. The aim of the research is to develop a pedagogical strategy for psychological readiness of teachers to use ICT to eliminate internal and external barriers that interfere with the intensive exchange of information among and behind the educational team. Methodology. Sociological survey (number of participants 1200) on the platform “Online Test Pad” among teachers of GHSEI (Ukraine). Results. The list of components in the structure of psychological readiness of students to implementation of educational innovations, including emotional-motivational, cognitive-motivational, orientational, activity-operational, moral, communicative, volitional, mobilizing, evaluative-resulting. The article outlines the stages of solving the main psychological barriers to innovation in the use of information and communication technologies. Presented is the assessment of the components of psychological readiness to the implementation of ICT through the respondents’ free responses. The article revealed the criteria of psychological actualization of personal achievements in the use of ICT in professional activity. The conditions of psychological readiness for the use of ICTs in pedagogical activity as well as the professional tasks of ICT use were determined. The practical value of the study was the presentation of the recommended strategy for implementation of ICT-warehouses in professional activities with the use of information on the psychological readiness of the teacher.