Student critical thinking and subjectivity development at a pedagogical university

the article is devoted to the urgent problem of the development of critical thinking and the formation of subjectivity of a future competitive specialist. The literature analysis on the problem is presented. Based on the analysis, in accordance with the purpose and subject of the study, definitions of the concepts of «subjectivity» and «critical thinking» specified by the author are given. The purpose of the pilot study was to establish the initial level of development of four-year students critical thinking and subjectivity. The article provides the rationale for the developed diagnostic complex of techniques required for the study. The results of the study are presented, confirming that the subjectivity and critical thinking of students are interconnected and are at an insufficient, average level. Based on these results, the author of the article concludes that the training of a future specialist does not fully meet the requirements described in foreign and national regulatory documents. To solve the problem under study, the necessity of creating special psychological and pedagogical conditions in the professional educational process of a pedagogical university to build up subjectivity and critical thinking of future teachers is substantiated.