Enhancing professional skills of prospective teachers in Kazakhstan through digital technologies
Assylbayeva Z. Nurzhanova S. Kurman N. Yessim U. Kudaibergenova M.
December 2025Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education
2025#14Issue 64957 - 4965 pp.
The study’s relevance stems from the increasing integration of digital technologies (DT) in education and the growing need for future educators to develop digital competencies. As teaching methods evolve to incorporate innovative tools, understanding how DT can effectively enhance professional skills (PS) is critical for preparing prospective teachers to meet the demands of 21st-century classrooms. This study aims to investigate digital technology’s effectiveness in enhancing prospective teachers’ PS. The research sample comprised 178 prospective teachers from the Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University. Participants in the digital training constituted the sample of prospective teachers in the experimental group (EG). The results’ correlation shows that the groups’ indicators before and after the digital training differed significantly. The beneficial dynamics of dependent variables brought about by the digital training attest to the efficacy of the current pedagogical support in terms of enhancing the PS of teacher candidates. Given the country’s ongoing educational reforms and efforts to modernize the system, this study fills a crucial gap by providing region-specific insights and offering practical insights for enhancing the PS of prospective teachers, which can be applied in pedagogical universities. These findings help to bridge the theory-practice gap by investigating the practical applications of digital tools in skill development.
Digital technologies , Enhancing , Professional skills , Prospective teachers , Teacher training
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Department of Primary Education, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Faculty of Philology, Kazakhstan Branch of Lomonosov, Moscow State University named after Lomonosov, Astana, Kazakhstan
Department of Theory and Methodology of Preschool and Primary Education, Faculty of History and Pedagogy, Auezov South Kazakhstan University, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Department of Preschool Education and Primary Education, Branch of JSC “Orleu” BAO, Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Department of Primary Education
Faculty of Philology
Department of Theory and Methodology of Preschool and Primary Education
Department of Preschool Education and Primary Education
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