Personal characteristics of parents of children with special educational needs in education

The article examines the study of personal characteristics of parents of children with special educational needs in education (SEN) in the city of Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Today, the problem of studying a family, raising children with special needs in education is relevant and requires extensive research. This is confirmed by the large number of children with SEN in Kazakhstan. The study is aimed in particular at studying the factor of influence of certain parental personality traits and characteristics (mechanisms of psychological defense, coping-strategy and guilt conscience) on the child and on his abilities and success in educational and correctional processes. The scientific novelty of the results of this article lies in the correlation between the personal characteristics of the parents of children with SEN with the data that determine the parental attitude towards the child and the impact of the studied indicators of the parents on the child’s progress in correctional and specialized educational programs.

Technology of criteria-based assessment in the system of technical and vocational education

The article discusses the current problem of evaluative activity, both in pedagogical theory and in pedagogical practice. The assessment system, formed within the framework of the knowledge paradigm of education, reflects the result of the assimilation of knowledge, and not the process of assimilation of knowledge. It does not fully meet the requirements of the activity approach. In addition, the main problem in the assessment is the subjectivity of the assessment. Therefore, according to the requirements of education, the constant component of the modern educational process is subject to development. The authors of the article have proposed the development and implementation of criteria-based assessment technology, which meets the requirements of modern education.

Issues in developing the learning motivation of adult learners for studying foreign languages

This article highlights issues of formation a motivation to learn foreign languages in adult students. The teaching practice shows that working with students of different ages has its own distinctive features, and teaching adults has its own specifics. This article considers such element of educational activity as motivation, and particularities of its formation namely in adults. It presents the basic learning needs of adults, their requirements for the pedagogical process, as well as possible difficulties in teaching them. It provides the list of conditions and principles necessary for successful development and maintenance of adult students’ motivation. The article suggests such method as correspondence with native speakers of a foreign language. It describes the conduct of experimental training using the proposed method, which is supported by the results of a survey to identify the level of adult students’ motivation.

The formation of chemical literacy through environmental competencies in the application of case technology

The use of case technology in the formation of natural science, in particular chemical literacy, in chemistry lessons through the environmental competencies of students, is one of the effective tools. One of the requirements of modern education - the formation of competencies and the case method - is an effective way to implement this educational task. This method is based on the problem and its solution, allowing, thus, implementing several pedagogical issues: «training», «education», «development». At the same time, each student is given the opportunity to increase their cognitive interest, realize their potential and learn how to apply the acquired knowledge in real life conditions.

Female representation and gender segregation at the Academy of Kazakhstan

This article raises the issue of women’s representation in the Kazakhstani academic space. Based on a database formed from secondary sources, the dynamics of the representation of women is studied in the Kazakh scientific space from 1991 to 2017. The article illustrates the change in the quantitative ratio of women and men in the humanities, natural and technical sciences. Based on the analysis of big data for all scientists who defended their candidate, PhD dissertations from 1991 to 2017, a statement is made about the process of feminization of Kazakhstani science. Based on the study of theoretical sources, the question is raised about the causes of the feminization of science. In the scientific debate, various explanatory models are used that study the process of feminization in various professional and scientific fields. These explanatory models are presented in the article