Pedagogical conditions of media competence development in vocational training of future teachers.

Abstract

The article describes the features of media education, media competence and critical thinking. Particular attention is paid to the conditions of effective development of media competence in the process of both future teachers’ training and while teaching at school. The author has analyzed the researches of influential domestic and foreign media educators on the establishment of media competence. The paper studies pedagogical conditions of media competence development for university students who will contribute to improving the quality of critical thinking in the perception and consumption of media, creation and effective use of media resources.