scholarly journals Design Methodology for Electronic Training Problems Aimed at Development of Mathematical Problems Solving Competence

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
T. A. Kustitskaya ◽  
R. V. Esin
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Training Problem ◽  
Mathematical Competence ◽  
Electronic Environment ◽  
Mathematical Problems ◽  
The Impact

The aim of the study. The fourth industrial revolution demands highly qualified personnel as important factor of economic growth, which imposes serious requirements on the formation of key and subject competencies among graduates of higher educational institutions. A particularly important role is assigned to the mathematical competence which is required to solve complex and science-intensive problems. Given the growing share of e-learning and distance learning at the university, it is necessary to intensively develop the methodology for mathematical competence formation in the electronic environment, and create effective teaching tools on its basis. The current level of digitalization of education already allows organizing independent work of students in the electronic environment at a sufficiently high level. In the literature we can find various methods and tools, aimed at the formation of the cognitive component of competencies. However, the issue of skills’ development in the electronic environment is still underrepresented. The purpose of this study is to develop a methodology for creating electronic training problems, which aims at forming a practical component of mathematical competence – the competency of solving mathematical problems.Materials and methods. In the study we performed a comparative analysis of scientific and methodological literature, regulatory and methodological documents, as well as professional and federal educational standards of higher education. The development of a model of electronic training problems was carried out using methods of structural modeling. The developed methodology was implemented in the educational process, and the confirmation of its effectiveness was obtained by statistical analysis of the results of the pedagogical experiment.Results. We proposed a methodology for electronic training problems development aimed at formation of mathematical problems solving competency. The methodology is based on existing approaches to problem solving formalization. In the presented structural model of an electronic training problem, the aspects of problem solving discovered earlier by other authors, are supplemented by the contextual aspect. This aspect is intended for linking the regarded problem with the material, studied at the moment and, if possible, with future professional activity of a student. The proposed methodology for organizing feedback in an electronic training problem contributes to the formation of metacognitive skills among students through the elements of tutoring.Conclusion. On the basis of the proposed methodology, 8 electronic training problems were developed for the course “Probability and Mathematical Statistics” and tested in the educational process of the Siberian Federal University. The effectiveness of the electronic training problems for the development of mathematical problems solving competency was assessed in the course of a pedagogical experiment. The purpose of the experiment was to study the impact of the electronic training problems in the competency formation for particular topics of the course. Using student’s test for independent samples and the Mann-Whitney test we confirmed that the designed electronic training problems positively affect the formation of mathematical problems solving competency. In the future, the proposed methodology can be included in the teaching toolkit for the formation of mathematical competence in an electronic environment.

scholarly journals Metacognitive Skills of Malaysian Students in Non-Routine Mathematical Problem Solving

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (57) ◽  
pp. 310-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Halim Abdullah ◽  
Sharifah Nurarfah S. Abd Rahman ◽  
Mohd Hilmi Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Mathematical Problem Solving ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Mathematical Problems ◽  
Malaysian Students ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Metacognitive skills play an important role in solving mathematical problems. However, there is a lack of empirical studies on the role of metacognitive skills in solving mathematical problems, particularly non-routine ones. Therefore, this study was undertaken to identify students' metacognitive skills and the impact of such skills on non-routine mathematical problem solving. By using a quantitative method, a total of 304 students in Johor Bahru district were involved in the study. A Self-Monitoring Questionnaire (SMQ) and a mathematical test were used in data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Wallis H test. Results showed that the level of the students' performance in solving non-routine mathematical problems was very low. There was also a significant difference in the metacognitive skills among students with different performance levels in solving non-routine mathematical problems, and we concluded that these metacognitive skills should be emphasised in this process.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF SOCIAL EDUCATOR’S DIGITAL COMPETENCE AS A WAY TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-204
Author(s):  
Olesia Vlasii ◽  
Olha Dudka ◽  
Nadiia Ivanochko
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
The Impact

In the article, the impact of digitalization of education on the transformation of the professional competence of a social educators is analyzed; the need of the formation of digital competence of social educators in the context of the widespread implementation of information and communication technologies in the educational process is substantiated; the state of using educational Internet resources in the professional activities of social educators is analyzed; the importance of improving the level of digital competence as a component of the professional competence of social educators is substantiated; the use of digital tools as a practical toolkit for social educators is proposed; a brief overview of digital tools that will be useful in the work of a social educator is provided; a training course "Using Internet resources in the work of a social educator" developed by authors is presented; the course consists of four modules in accordance with the main directions of the social educator's activities, in particular, diagnostic, developmental, educational and preventive work; the course has a practical focus, for the implementation of practical tasks, adapted to the professional activity of a social educator, instructional and methodological materials are developed that make it possible to conduct the course both offline and online; the course is developed on the principles of accessibility, comprehensibility, professional orientation and motivation; to implement the developed course, it is recommended to use the Google Classroom platform, which makes it possible to combine traditional and innovative forms and methods of teaching, which is especially important in the context of the introduction of distance and blended learning; the results of approbation of the developed course, which was conducted for social educators of the Nadvirnyansky district of Ivano-Frankivsk region are presented; taking into account the results of approbation, the conclusion is given about the advisability of using the course for the professional growth of social educators, including for the formation of the readiness of a social educator for the implementation of digital tools into professional activities.

scholarly journals Research of Ethical Competence of Future Doctors at Medical Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-355
Author(s):  
Larysa Dudikova ◽  
Iryna Melnychuk ◽  
Katalin Hnatyk ◽  
Kateryna Fodor ◽  
Oleksandr Didenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Ethical Competence ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
The Impact

The article reveals a study of the ethical competence formation of students at medical universities. This competence includes theoretical knowledge of professional ethics, professional and ethical value orientations, moral and personal qualities and practical skills of a doctor in the professional activity. Formation of ethical competence provides for the doctor’s conscious ethical behavior in accordance with professional and ethical standards, as well as the need for professional and ethical self-improvement throughout life. The results of the study allowed to establish the availability of reserves to improve the quality of future doctors’ training and formation of their ethical competence. Taking into account the trends of globalization of the educational sphere, the impact of postmodernism on the formation and development of value orientations of student youth, the emergence of new forms of ethical values, etc., it is assumed that the this competence formation will be effective if at different stages of students’ training at medical universities there will be introduced pedagogical conditions that enhance functioning of the main subsystems of the educational process. These stages correspond to the peculiarities of students’ professional and personal development during different years of study and in view of their cognitive abilities. Experimental verification of the effectiveness of pedagogical conditions for the formation of future doctors’ ethical competence at medical universities confirmed the validity of the research hypothesis. At the same time summarizing of the research results revealed certain influence of the tendencies of traditionalism, universalism and pragmatic motives on the future doctors’ value-motivational sphere.

Integration of general education and vocational training on the example of phenomenon-based learning

2021 ◽  
pp. 115-122
Author(s):  
Maria Mikhailovna Parshina
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
General Education ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Development Of Students

This article discusses the possibilities of using phenomenon-oriented learning in institutions of secondary vocational education, the impact of learning based on phenomena on the integration of general education and vocational training, as well as the importance of the phenomenon-based approach for the development of students’ personality. The author prepared a brief overview of the existing experience in the implementation of phenomenon-based learning in education, including making a comparison with the integrated approach in education widely used in the 20s of the last century in our country, identified the differences between the integrated approach and phenomenon-based learning, and also conducted an experiment on the introduction of elements of phenomenon-based learning in the process of studying the discipline “Information technology in professional activity” for college students. The results of the study showed that the introduction of phenomenon-based learning into the educational process contributes to the development of a harmonious personality of the student, the development of creativity skills and the ability to independently work with information, and increases the motivation of students to study.

scholarly journals Mathematical preparation of students for their professional self-realization in modern innovative society

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 04010
Author(s):  
Mariia Astafieva ◽  
Dmytro Вodnenko ◽  
Oksana Lytvyn ◽  
Volodymyr Proshkin ◽  
Oleksii Zhyltsov
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Mathematical Competence ◽  
University Preparation ◽  
Professional Self ◽  
Basic Approaches ◽  
Digital Learning Environments ◽  
Mathematical Preparation

The article analyzes the problems of mathematical university preparation of specialists in the context of their professional self-realization in the modern labour market. The structure of mathematical competence of students is considered, its most important components are substantively described (the ability to ask and answer questions in and with mathematics, the ability to deal with mathematical language and tools). As a result of the first (ascertaining) stage of pedagogical experiment allowed to establish the level of students’ mathematical competence formation according to the specified structure was established. It is proved that students of both mathematical and non-mathematical majors have poor mathematical knowledge and skills for solving problems that require their complex application, in particular, modeling problems in the context of future professional activity. The basic approaches to formation of mathematical competence of students are substantiated: research-oriented teaching; interdisciplinary approach and practical orientation; use of digital learning environments and related tools. The methods of implementation of these approaches are disclosed in the authors’ elective discipline for the students of mathematical specialty “Methods of formation of students’ mathematical competence for the future successful career”. The continuation of the research will be the introduction of the discipline above to the educational process which contains the next monitoring of future teachers’ readiness to use indicated approaches in their professional activity.

scholarly journals INTERINFLUENCE OF TEACHER’S PERSONAL QUALIITIES AND THE EFFICIENCY OF MASTERING LEARNING MATERIAL BY STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga V. Voshchevska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Practice Teaching ◽  
Personal And Social Responsibility

This article focuses on the teachers’ required professional and personal qualities which are important for training highly qualified and competitive professionals. University professors greatly influence the formation of future specialist’s personality not only by knowledge, habits, attitudes towards others. It should be noted that teacher’s emotional orientation is an important factor of cooperation in educational process. Much attention is paid to positive worldview of the person, optimism which helps to increase desire to achieve success avoiding concentration on failures. The author explains the influence of positive and negative mood on learning the material by students. An interesting fact is that sometimes high spirits distract students from learning the material, especially when it is not interesting and not important. Negative emotions direct a student at searching the ways of problem solving, distract thoughts from the material in a class. The author indicates that the content of learning materials should bear some emotional potential. Information should physiologically activate and emotionally touch the student in order to be accepted and well memorised. Different examples of emotional strategies which could be used in practice teaching different disciplines are given in the article. The research represents an example of the lecture structure at Harvard Business School. The author mentions that when assessing pedagogical mastership, attention should be paid to: a) informational and logical characteristics of the lecture; b) activation of students’ mental activity in class; c) emotional character of the lecture; d) visualization. It specifies which tasks are better to be set, which questions to discuss, how to better finish the lecture, etc. It should be noted, that university teacher’s successful professional activity can be characterised by four main blocks of skills: 1) the methods of thinking (creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, lifelong learning); 2) the means of work (informational culture, understanding and active usage of digital technologies); 3) the methods of work (creativity, collaboration); 4) the skills necessary for successful life-activity (civic position, personal and social responsibility). The author represents the examples of the American universities questionaries “Students course assessment” and “Defining teaching ranking”. It is worth emphasizing that these results of course evaluation and pedagogical activity assessment are available to general public. It will be useful for students when selecting a course and a teacher as well as for teachers themselves. From these questionnaires teachers can learn students’ attitude to their course and to their personality as a teacher. R

scholarly journals The Processes of Bureaucratization and Debureaucratization of Teachers’ Work and Their Influence on the Quality of Teachers’ Professional Activity: Sociological Project Results

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-97
Author(s):  
Sergey V. Polutin ◽  
Yulia V. Manannikova
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
International Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. The article for the first time structures the types of additional responsibilities of teachers, not underpinned by local regulations. The proposals for debureaucratization of the educational process in secondary schools are generalized. The aim of the study is to reveal the impact of bureaucratic burden on the social feeling of teachers of general secondary education facilities, the quality of their professional activities and to develop proposals for debureaucratization of teachers’ work. Materials and Methods. A survey of managers and teachers of educational institutions covered more than 3,000 respondents. As additional sources for the interpretation of the data, we used the methods of group interviews (two focus groups conducted among rural teachers), as well as a secondary analysis of data from the international study of the educational environment and working conditions of secondary school teachers (TALIS), conducted in 48 countries, including Russia. Results. The study broadened the idea of the impact of bureaucratization of the education system on the quality of professional activity and the social well-being of teachers. Intensification of bureaucratization of teacher work is attributed, on the one hand, to the extensive growth of additional types of work, and on the other, to the low legal awareness of teachers of educational institutions. Working with reporting documentation takes up to 90 % of the working time free from paid teaching ho urs, which practically does not leave time for the implementation of part of the pedagogical load associated with methodological, organizational and consulting activities. The study identifies activities that, according to respondents, contribute to the debureaucratization of teachers’ work. Discussion and Conclusion. The article is of interest to teachers and heads of educational organizations, regional educational authorities, and scientists, researching i nto educational problems.

scholarly journals Mathematical Learning with Metacognitive Ability Based on Problems in Solving the Source of Mathematical Stories in SMP Patra Dharma 2 Balikpapan

Variabel ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Rahayu Sri Waskitoningtyas
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Metacognitive Skills ◽  
Math Problem ◽  
Math Problem Solving ◽  
Story Problem ◽  
Mathematical Problems ◽  
Purposive Sample ◽  
Metacognitive Ability

<em>This study aims to describe the learning of mathematics with metacognitive ability based on problem solving in solving mathematics story problem in SMP Patra Dharma 2 Balikpapan. The type of this research is qualitative research, while the sampling technique is purposive sample. The results showed that through solving problems in solving mathematical problems, (1) learners will be trained to always involve metacognitive skills from the beginning of solving the problem of mathematics to the end of the form of formulation of answers and evaluate the results of work, (2) learners who have good metacognition skills tend to solve problems of solving problems of mathematical stories that they face well through the mobilization of consciousness and contextual thinking arrangements, and (3) learners are required to mobilize awareness and regulation of thinking (metacognition) through some math problem solving exercise.</em>

scholarly journals Psychological and Pedagogical Features of Students' Adaptation to Studying at Higher Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-191
Author(s):  
Liubomyra Iliichuk ◽  
Oleksii Vorobets
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Adaptation Period ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
The Impact

The article describes the peculiarities of the process of students' adaptation to studying at a higher education institution, emphasizes the relevance of this problem in the context of the issue of training highly qualified specialists capable of effective work in the specialty at the level of world standards, ready for continuous professional improvement and personal development. The paper emphasized that the period of adaptation is a particularly important stage of studying at a higher education institution. It is particularly relevant when higher education students adapt to the content and nature of the educational process, in the period of adoption of norms and requirements of the new social environment, inclusion in the system of interpersonal relations, formation of a system of personal orientations, values, necessary for professional activity. The relationship between students' academic success and their level of adaptation to studying at a higher education institution has been identified. The results of an experimental study are presented, where the main factors of adaptation of higher education students, affecting their activity and academic success, are identified. Among these factors, the authors singled out magnitude of educational and extracurricular workload, working capacity during the school day and week, health condition, manifestation of various signs of fatigue, self-efficacy, motivation to learning, relationships with classmates and teachers, social frustration. The researchers stressed that the first-year students' adaptation period is different, depending on their individual and psychological characteristics, the level of readiness to study at a higher education institution, the correct choice of the future profession. On the basis of the results of the experimental study, the ways and directions of successful students' adaptation are determined, which foresees, first of all, the reduction of the impact of maladaptation factors on higher education students, increase in their resistance to these factors and strengthening of those factors that are favorable to them.

scholarly journals Motivations for the Use of IoT Solutions by Company Managers in the Digital Age: A Romanian Case

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 6905
Author(s):  
Mirela Cătălina Tűrkeș ◽  
Sorinel Căpușneanu ◽  
Dan Ioan Topor ◽  
Adela Ioana Staraș ◽  
Mihaela Ștefan Hint ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of our study is to research and identify intrinsic and extrinsic motivations but also their impact on the behavioral intentions of using Internet of Things (IoT) solutions among company managers in Romania in the future. The research method used in the quantitative study was the sample survey, using the online questionnaire as a data collection tool. The questionnaire included a formalized set of 54 questions, being specially designed to generate a new structural model starting from the Unified Theory for Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) elements. A total of 416 respondents provided complete and useful answers for this research. The results of the study showed that the endogenous factor intrinsically motivated significantly and strongly affected the intention of managers to use IoT solutions in professional activity compared to the variable of extrinsic motivation whose action remains insignificant. At the same time, the effect of the intrinsic motivation variable was mediated by the significant influence of the endogenous extrinsic motivation factor. The implications of this study are multiple for both managers and researchers. The originality of this article lies in the empirical part of the research, which, by using a quantitative method based on the questionnaire, provides important information on the impact of the motivational spectrum on the acceptance and use of IoT solutions by managers in the next period to achieve new performance, both personal and professional.

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