History

The history of the department dates back to 1987. The first head of the department was Denisova T.I.

Among those who stood at the origins of pedagogical training of primary education personnel were: k.p.s., docent Matkin V.V., k.ph.s., docent Monastyrenko Z.A., senior teachers Bazarbekova L.G. Yagodina J.Sh. Makarenko A.D. Vedilina N.M. Sarsek G., Fomina T.N. Zhomartov A.M., Asenova N.S., Kenenbayeva M.A., Nurumov B.A.

In different years, the department was headed by k.p.s., docent Korovaiko I.V., k.p.s., docent Osipova S.V., k.p.s., docent Omarova V.K., Ph.D., k.p.s., docent Negmetova G.N., k.p.s., docent Asenova N.S., k.p.s., docent Kenenbayeva M.A., k.p.s., docent Tusupbekova G.T., k.p.s., docent Zhumabaeva Z.E.

Since October 2018 the department has been headed by k.p.s., docent Zhaparova Baglan Magauovna.

Currently, 4 professors, 2 docent, 1 PhD doctor, 5 senior teachers, 2 teachers work at the department.

Since its inception, the department has been carrying out an honorable mission to train professionally competent teachers in the field of modern primary education.

Graduates of the department freely compete in the employment market, successfully work in various educational institutions (in secondary and vocational educational institutions, development centers, mini-centers).

In 2018, a master's degree in the specialty «Pedagogy and methods of primary education» was opened at the Department of Primary Education. In the content of the education of masters, the main attention is paid to the development of disciplines of psychological, pedagogical and special cycles, in particular, teaching methods in higher education. The personnel and scientific potential of the pedagogical faculty allows the management of the research work of masters at a high scientific level.

All educational programs of the department are accredited by the Independent Kazakhstan Agency for Quality Assurance in Education.