Determinants of self-activity in the educational process of pilot cadets at aviation higher education institutions

Abstract

The article examines the conditions for organizing and conducting a workshop as a form of educational activity in which an individual independently creates the conditions for transforming self-learning skills from a knowledge-based space into a tool for self-creation. It enables the development of an individualized approach to personal self-improvement, where the content of the workshop becomes an activity of self-work. Considering this, in the educational process of future aviation professionals, particular importance is given to such issues as methods for developing the ability for self-learning; forming adequate evaluative attitudes; a stable interest and a positive mindset towards mastering autodidactic skills; the ability to engage in prolonged activities aimed at achieving subjectively significant goals; the demonstration of willpower to develop personal qualities aligned with the corresponding determinants of self-activity.

A workshop, as a metaform of organizing the educational process (self-learning) for cadet pilots, is characterized by dynamism, flexibility, independence, and a creative atmosphere. It serves as a pedagogical condition that allows cadets to transfer their competence into a functional control panel for both professional and personal self-improvement. The content of the workshop, designed according to the «do it yourself» principle and directed by the cadet toward self-development, represents an expansion and enhancement of their initial self-learning capacity. This expansion requires a specific methodology and a decomposition of the traditional workshop structure. The self-activity of pilot cadets in workshops not only actualizes but also facilitates the realization of their potential capabilities. It allows them to understand and visually observe how the personal learning paradigm evolves in professional education, enabling cadets to explore themselves through self-movement in educational activities.