Metamethodics as a Pedagogical Tool for the Implementation of Thematic and Activity-Based Approaches in Teaching

The problem of updating the teaching methods of individual academic disciplines in the preparation of a future teacher at a pedagogical university is posed. As an alternative to such an update, a metamethod approach is proposed that actualizes the activity foundations in teaching any subject, including in the context of organizing joint activities of a teacher and students. Metamethodics is interpreted as a link between didactics and private methodology and can be considered, on the one hand, as a variant of updating classical didactics, on the other hand, as a variant of activity-based generalization of methodological content. The article compares thematic and activity-based approaches in teaching specific techniques at a pedagogical university, and emphasizes the need for students to master different learning scenarios (authoritarian-reproductive, problem-leadership, and research-dialogic), which they should be able to project onto specific educational material within the framework of a school subject. The following options are proposed for the inclusion of metamethodics in the educational programs of pedagogical universities: linear, parallel and modular.