Republican competition «Zhana gasyr - zhana tulgalar»

The issues of readiness for professional activity of students are especially relevant. On April 8, 2022, as part of the Decade of Science - 2022, 2nd year PHD students of the specialty «8D01901-Special Pedagogy» of the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology at Abai University held the Republican competition «Zhana gasyr zhana tulgalar» in a mixed format. The goal of the competition was to highlight the history of the formation and development of inclusive education in the Republic of Kazakhstan, stimulate the research and educational activities of students, support talented young people who show intellectual orientation, interest in special and inclusive education, creative attitude to educational and research activities.

Essays on the topic «My profession of the future» were accepted for participation in the competition. The works were in the field of special and inclusive education. The participants of the competition were the students of Abai KazNPU, Kazakh National Women`s Teacher training University, South Kazakhstan State Pedagogical University, Kostanay Regional University named after A. Baitursynov and Karaganda University named after E.A. Buketov.

The order of six participating teams were established in accordance with the draw. Participants in a strictly regulated format presented their specialty and university, successfully passed a blitz quiz in their specialty. The impartial judges of the competition were able to give an assessment with a great difficulty, as the teams were well prepared, the high potential of theoretical and practical competencies was felt. The materials were informative and creative. The participants made presentations using various computer technologies. According to the results of the competition «Zhana gasyr zhana tulgalar», the 1st place was deservedly given to the team of Abai KazNPU «Ulagat». The participants of the competition showed a positive attitude, readiness for a future profession and students expressed their deep gratitude to the organization of this event.