Teacher’s engineering thinking as a resource of technological sovereignty: a theory-applied approach

Aim. The aim of the article is to study the engineering thinking of primary school teachers as a professional resource that ensures the technological sovereignty of Russia, as well as to assess the effectiveness of the “INZHENERiYA” program in the development of these competencies. Methodology and results. The study relied on systemic, design, design and psychological and pedagogical approaches. The study used methods for analyzing the professional and important qualities of teachers, testing the “INZHENERiYA” program and collecting data using a checklist of self-assessment of the components of engineering thinking (systemic, project, critical, creative and reflective). Statistical processing was carried out using Fisher’s angular transformation to assess the validity of the changes. The results showed a significant improvement in all components of teachers’ engineering thinking (p < 0,01), the largest increase was observed in critical thinking and evaluation of results in children. Research implications. The results obtained contribute to the improvement of the methodology for improving the qualifications of primary school teachers, and the proposed program “INZHENERiYA” allows to systematically develop the engineering thinking of teachers and improve their professional competencies.