"Reading. The encyclopedic dictionary"

The reading encyclopedia has been published for the first time in Russia. It generalizes the accumulated knowledge of the reading phenomenon in various science domains (philosophy, psychology, pedagogy, philology, bibliology, library studies, physiology, etc.) and represent it in its true scale – as the foundation, along with writing, of the civilization and a component of political, economical, humanitarian development of any state, as a keystone of full-fledged personal development. The dictionary comprises 371 definitions revealing various aspects of reading as a concept. The dictionary is intended for scientists and researchers, lecturers, teachers, librarians, under- and post-graduate students, for everyone who regards reading as “invaluable treasure” for a person and the humankind on the whole.

Intensity, dynamics and deficiencies of empathy in medical and non-medical students

Background Empathy is an important competence in the professional development of medical students. The purpose of our study was to compare the levels and scales of empathy in people studying in different educational strategies. Methods The study was conducted between April 2019 and March 2020. Medicine, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, psychology, pedagogy and sociology students were the participants of this study. University students preparing for medical professions (n = 1001) and students of programs unrelated to medicine (n = 700) underwent the Empathy Quotient test (EQ-40). We have compared results in both study groups with the use of the distribution of density, analysis of variance and student’s t-test. Results The average results received by students of the university preparing for medical professions were lower (M = 42.6) than those of the non-medical university students (M = 45.3) and the differences between the universities turned out to be statistically important (t = − 5.15, df = 1699, p < 0.001). As many as 14.6% of the students in the 1st EQ class were preparing for various medical professions while 9% studied social sciences. 18.2% of all medical programme students (n = 412) manifested the lowest empathy class. Our research has revealed that the students with Asperger profile (AP) and high-functioning autism (HFA) studied at universities preparing for medical professions (n = 18) more frequently than at non-medical universities (n = 5). Conclusions We have noticed a serious indicator of erosion in the levels of empathy in medical students and an increase in the number of people with AP and HFA. Empathy decreases in students after the third year of their studies, regardless of the kind of university. We recommend an introduction of career counselling when specialization is being chosen.

LDA method in psychological assessment of text comprehension

Проблема понимания текстов и способов его оценки является одной из фундаментальных для современной психологии, педагогики, лингвистики. На настоящий момент имеется большое количество попыток выработки метода оценки понимания текстов, который бы отражал объективную картину интериоризации материала текста читателем, и вместе с тем подходил бы для стандартизации и применения на широком диапазоне текстов различного содержания и структуры, по возможности с минимальными затратами ресурсов оценщика и самого читателя. В настоящей статье раскрываются современные подходы к оценке понимания текстов, их преимущества и недостатки, и формулируется новый перспективный метод оценки понимания текстов, использующий в своём основании модель Латентного размещения Дирихле. Данный метод затем проходит исследование валидности через сравнение результатов его применения и наиболее часто используемых современных методов оценки понимания текстов, делается вывод о его применимости в реальных условиях и перспективах использования в спектре прикладных задач. The problem of understanding texts and methods of assessing it is one of the fundamental for modern psychology, pedagogy, linguistics. At the moment, there are a large number of attempts to develop a method for assessing the understanding of texts, which would reflect an objective picture of the internalization of the material of the text by the reader, and at the same time would be suitable for standardization and application on a wide range of texts of different content and structure, if possible with minimal expenditure of resources of the evaluator and the reader himself. This article reveals modern approaches to assessing text understanding, their advantages and disadvantages, and formulates a new promising method for assessing text understanding, based on the Dirichlet Latent Placement model. This method then goes through a validity study through a comparison of the results of its application and the most commonly used modern methods for assessing text understanding, a conclusion is made about its applicability in real conditions and the prospects for use in a range of applied problems.

Research on music teaching practice based on fuzzy intelligent interactive tablet

With the development of economy and the progress of science and technology, China, as a powerful country in science and technology and education, has been constantly improving the level of educational informatization and perfecting the basic teaching equipment, which has realized informatization and modernization to a certain extent. This research takes intelligent interactive tablet as interactive means and combines the theories of aesthetics, psychology, pedagogy and fuzzy teaching to research the appreciation, singing and creation aspects of music teaching practice. After three months of teaching practice, the students are evaluated and construct fuzzy cluster evaluation model, investigation and analysis and other methods, which verified that the fuzzy intelligent interactive tablet can provide rich content for music teaching, improve the teaching efficiency of students’ participation, and prove that the fuzzy intelligent interactive tablet has a great auxiliary effect on music teaching.

International students in Russian universities: mass media role in attitude peculiarities formation to them and problems of adaptation

Nowadays, one of the educational strategies is to strengthen international cooperation and attract international students to study in Russian universities. Migration issues currently remain relevant, and of a sensitive debatable nature, and for newsmakers, they are attractive. The study aims to investigate and analyze the presence of a stereotypical image of a migrant student, its content, nature, and orientation in the mass media. As a research method, a questionnaire survey was used to effectively investigate an international student's image studying at a Russian university with residents created by the mass media. The article examines the prevalence and features of stereotypes’ transmission about migrant students, the features of the formation of a migrant’s image in the media, identify the main problems of adaptation, difficulties faced by migrant students. The study's novelty and originality lie in the fact that the importance of the media environment for the management of international students' migration processes is determined for the first time. It is revealed that the most challenging issues for migrant students are: issues related to everyday life, employment, language acquisition, cultural customs, and unusual climatic conditions for them. It is revealed that information about migrant students in the media is not so standard. It is shown that there is more damaging information about migrants on the central channels than on the regional channels. The data obtained in this work can be used in ethnic psychology, social psychology, pedagogy, and age psychology.

Concept of a Management System for the Formation of Adult Language Skills on the Example of English

The relevance of the research topic is determined by the need to create a new technology for applying the most effective methods of forming speech skills of foreign language proficiency in adults. The research is interdisciplinary and is located at the intersection of psychology, pedagogy, linguistics, information technology and systems analysis. The goal is to implement a visual approach in an electronic educational environment to accelerate the acquisition of a new language by adults. The peculiarity of the approach is the logical relationship of the entire language system, time-saving learning of the material and the dynamics of the use of language structures. The proposed training management system is a distributed system for managing the formation (acquisition) language skills of adults. In the course of the system’s operation, a detailed statistical analysis of the results is carried out, dynamic learning curves of each student are displayed, coefficient tables are justified and indicators of the formation of speech comprehension skills by ear are specified, and speaking levels are determined from the initial to the threshold level of spontaneous speaking. The conceptual solution of such a system has been obtained, and its use will lead to a synergistic effect in the learning process and, as a result, the accelerated creation of a new language zone in the student’s mind. The system provides a process of controlled formation of speech skills to a threshold level that allows you to move from learning a language to improving it in the process of using it. Continuous evaluation of the level of competence of the learner leads to the formation of logarithmic learning curve and compensates for the prerequisites of the degradation of a learning curve in the direction of loss of expected competence, which opens up a new area of search in building learning management systems.

FORMATION OF FUTURE SOCIAL TEACHERS ' READINESS FOR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

One of the important indicators of the development of modern Kazakhstan society is the training of professional teaching staff. Traditionally, the training of social educators focused on personal and social development of students, formation of their General culture, on the harmonization of the social sphere in educational institutions, the willingness to protect the life and health of pupils in the educational process. Professional activity of social pedagogue influenced by his personality, and how to be prepared for practice, will largely depend on social welfare, social immunity and stability of the functioning of contemporary society. The author of the article considers the formation of the readiness of future social teachers for professional activity as a socio-psychological phenomenon. Within the framework of this article, the concept of "readiness for professional activity of future social teachers" will be clarified and its main characteristics will be considered. The results of the research, theoretical conclusions and practical developments in the process of forming the professional readiness of social teachers can be used in the field of social pedagogy, psychology, pedagogy, and social work.

Social animations as a technology of integration of youth with disabilities

A brief analysis of different approaches to the definition of «animation», in particular in terms of economics, psychology, pedagogy and social work. The role and place of social animation in creating an environment in which each individual will be able to successfully develop and self-realize for the benefit of society. A comparison of approaches to the use of social animation in foreign countries. In particular, the experience of the USA, Canada, France and Finland is analyzed. The latest researches and publications on the problem of social animation of youth in Ukraine are analyzed. It was found that the main directions of social animation work are overcoming personal tendencies to social disintegration (prevention of socio-psychological disorders, such as deviant behavior of adolescents, drug addiction, alcoholism, suicide, etc.); rehabilitation of critical states of personality; assistance in creative self-realization of the individual. The scope of professional activity of a social worker in the field of social animation is defined. The peculiarities of social animation with young people with disabilities are considered, and it is found that social animation with young people with disabilities overcoming socio-psychological isolation. Social animation allows to create conditions for personal growth and productive interpersonal communication in the process of leisure, directs to socially significant activities. The positive consequences of the organization of social animation with young people with disabilities are highlighted. Social animation allows to create conditions for personal growth and productive interpersonal communication in the process of leisure, directs to socially significant activities.

Global Threats to the Development of Civilization in the 21st Century. VII Cartesian readings. Part 3

The materials of the conference reflect the results of applied and creative research of the scientific and educational community in the fields of philosophy, psychology, pedagogy, physical-mathematical and natural science knowledge. The aim of the conference is to identify and consider clusters of global threats in the systems of nature, society, and man. The author's team is represented by recognized scientists and young researchers from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Germany.

Global Threats to the Development of Civilization in the 21st Century. VII Cartesian readings. Part 1

The materials of the conference reflect the results of applied and creative research of the scientific and educational community in the fields of philosophy, psychology, pedagogy, physical-mathematical and natural science knowledge. The aim of the conference is to identify and consider clusters of global threats in the systems of nature, society, and man. The author's team is represented by recognized scientists and young researchers from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Germany.