Influence of pre-university training on the quality of professional education of prospective architects

Abstract

This article is devoted to analysis of the factors boosting the efficiency of professional training of prospective architects. The authors define pre-university training as one of the main and the most important stage in building fundamental professional skills, spatial thinking, imagination and motivation to mastering the profession of architect and disclosure of creative potential. The authors make conclusion that problems occurred when analyzing quality of pre-university training are caused by transformation of higher professional education, changes in requirements to points received on the entrance exams and schoolchildren ’ training which they get at school. The authors say, graphic skills of schoolchildren insufficiently built at school lead to focusing on building technical skills and not to fundamental professional skills and development of imagination and creative thinking. The principle of lifelong learning in the area of architecture as a basis of creative personality development is reflected in qualified pre-university training. The paper compares study results of students entered NSAEA with their results of pre-university training; the article explains influence of pre-profile training on the quality of professional education of prospective architects. The analysis of results demonstrated the factors that have a significant impact on professional skills development among the students. In conclusion, the authors formulate suggestions aimed at improving of modern situation in concern of professional training of prospective architects. The suggestions underline significance of building unified educational environment able to bring together all the levels of architectural and artistic training on the basis of integration model.