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XII International Conference on Mathematics, Science and Technology Education: conference report
Get PDFThis article represents the proceedings of the XII International Conference on Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (ICon-MaSTEd 2020) held at the Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, Ukraine, 15–17 October 2020. Background information and the organizational structure of the meeting, a summary of the papers, and acknowledgements of the contributions of the many people who made the conference a success are presented
The early history of computer-assisted mathematics instruction for engineering students in the United States: 1965-1989
Get PDFThe article discusses ICT development issues in teaching mathematics to engineering students in the United States. The nature of trends in the convergence of information systems in higher technical education and other tendencies in the United States are described in the article. The primary historical stages of computer-assisted mathematics training for engineering students in the United States are defined. The study of historical sources has allowed six stages to be recognized. The use of ICT for teaching mathematics is examined at each stage. It demonstrates the inconsistencies and key elements of using ICT to teach mathematics to engineering students. This article covers the first three stages (1965-1989) of computer-assisted mathematics training for engineering students in the United States
Educational direction of STEM in the system of realization of blended teaching of physics
Get PDFToday's requirements for the training of specialists encourage the modernization of education through the introduction of new educational technologies, in particular the introduction of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). The article analyzes the aspects of the concept of STEM implementation in the educational sector of Ukraine. The analysis of scientific works on the development of STEM education allowed to establish the features of teaching physics, taking into account current trends in education. The components of STEM teaching of physics include means of blended learning in combination with cloud-based technologies. This concept is especially relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven models of blended learning, which are the most common in educational practice in Ukraine, are analyzed. The concepts of compositional combination of full-scale experiment with the use of digital laboratories, cloud services and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) technologies as tools for the implementation of blended learning in the STEM system are outlined. Guided by the recommendations of the state program to improve the quality of natural and mathematical education, the emphasis is on the use of modern experimental tools and digital laboratories. The use of digital laboratories makes it possible to organize a physical experiment at a fundamentally new level. An example of a complex study of mechanics using a digital laboratory, cloud services and BYOD technology is given. The results of the pedagogical experiment convincingly prove that the technologies of blended learning with the use of cloud services and BYOD tools are a powerful tool in the work of teachers
Using web technologies in the process of development of students' critical thinking
Get PDFThe article deals with the issues of development of critical thinking of students by means of web technologies. It presents the analysis of different scientific approaches to the organization of critical thinking training of students. The authors state that among the means of the above mentioned critical thinking development scientists distinguish information and communication technologies, particularly web technologies, as having a significant didactic and critical thinking potential. The experience of using web resources to verify information and data in the process of students' critical thinking development is explained. The article gives examples of the using remote special course on the basis of web resources implementation into real learning process. The application of web resources provides an opportunity to intensify critical thinking motivation of students, involves them in solving the discussed problems, and develops critical thinking skills, the ability to independently create and develop new knowledge based on the information received. Comparison of the results of ascertaining and forming sections allows to ascertain the effectiveness of the proposed pedagogical condition for the development of students' critical thinking by means of web technologies and the effectiveness of the developed remote special course for developing students' critical thinking by means of modern web technologies
Application of cloud computing in the process of professional training of physics teachers
Get PDFThe use of cloud computing in the form of virtual laboratory workshops is a way to solve the existing problems of training future physics teachers, especially in the widespread use of e-learning. The world educational community has developed and is using a variety of electronic educational resources combined in collections and libraries, and the use of them in the educational activities of future physics teachers helps not only to diversify educational material but also to increase digital competence of all participants in the educational process. The study analyzed the available virtual laboratory workshops, proposed a scheme for the use of physical simulations, gave examples of their use in the study of physics
Students' computer-based workshops in mandatory classes of English for students majoring in psychology and linguistics: A comparative experimental study
Get PDFThis article addresses the issue of developing and using students’ workshops in English. In the article, such workshops are defined as the fullest form of peer-teaching in which one or several students (workshop organizers) guide their group-mates in performing extra-linguistic learning activities conducted in the target language. The research describes workshops as one of the most efficient ways of involuntary (subconscious) target language acquisition achieved through extra-linguistic practical (experiential) activities performed by way of communication in the language to be learned. The article reports the results of a comparative experimental study in which students of a non-linguistic major (Psychology) and students majoring in English as a foreign language on which their career option (Applied Linguistics) is based were practicing workshops in English in their mandatory classes on that language. The results of the experimental study clearly demonstrate and prove that workshop practice was quite successful in both cases not only in what concerns the involuntary (subconscious) development of learners’ target language communication skills. No less evident was the development of some of the students’ psychological qualities (emotional intelligence) important for their further studies and professional careers
Selecting tools to enhance scholarly communication through the life cycle of scientific research
Get PDFEducation and science digitalization belongs to the priority areas of information society development. However, we can observe that while Ukraine enters the European educational and scientific space, Ukrainian scientists cannot yet efficiently compete in the international labor market. One of the reasons behind this is that Ukrainian scientists and researchers are not fully integrated into the world system of digital scholarly communication. To help researchers use digital tools supporting scholarly communication, many companies carry out various educational events to support open science and initiate international research and projects. Under modern conditions the digitalization of scientific communication went to the front-burner due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the forced transition to digital scholarly communications through the COVID-19 pandemic can help integrate young scientists into the international scientific space. This article provides an analysis of tools to support scholarly communication developed within the "101 Innovations in Scholarly Communication" project. The international survey demonstrates the tools that scientists prefer to use at each stage of the research. This paper characterizes the advantages of particular tools on different stages of scientific research process induced by the current tendency for scholarly communication digitalization. During the work, we outlined the scope for future research and found it necessary to conduct an additional survey for the scholarly community
Digital transformation as the main condition for the development of modern higher education
Get PDFThe article considers the potential and limitations that arise in the higher education system as a result of the e-technology use. E-learning has become an integral part of the 21st century education system. The pace of dissemination and implementation of e-technologies in all spheres of public life, in science and education in particular, is constantly growing. There are different views in the scientific community and the public on the digital transformation of education. However, with the entry into our lives of COVID-19, the use of e-technologies in education ceases to be a matter of innovation, and becomes a vital necessity for the functioning of the educational system and the activities of educational institutions. Analysis of more than 50 concepts that characterize the modern education system, educational technologies and the process of digital transformation of education allowed the authors to draw conclusions about the importance of information technology in education and the main trends in their development. The article also summarizes the different views of scientists on the digital transformation of higher education, the use of e-technology in the educational process. The advantages that e-technologies provide to the educational process and the challenges of their use that need to be addressed are outlined. The study of the experience of the leading universities of Ukraine allowed the authors to draw conclusions about the state of digital transformation of higher education in Ukraine. Elaboration of scientific literature, own observations and research have allowed to define the tendencies of development of higher education in the epoch of digital transformation
Training of future primary school teacher for use digital educational resources in their professional activities
Get PDFThe article reveals the relevance of training future specialists in primary education to use digital educational resources in professional activities. After analysing the scientific works on this problem, the authors identified similar approaches to its solution in different countries and mostly low and medium levels of the pre-service primary school teachers’ readiness to use digital educational resources in their professional activities. Based on the results of empirical research on the state of development of operational and activity and projective components of the readiness of prospective bachelors and masters of Primary Education to use digital educational resources in professional activities and the dynamics of this personal phenomenon under traditional conditions of higher education, the research methodology consisted in the gradual implementing the quasi-professional technology, the method of expert evaluation, and the further distribution of the respondents according to the levels of development of the readiness components: intuitive and receptive, reproductive, productive, and research and creative. The results of the study were subjected to the quantitative and qualitative analysis, as a result of which the authors concluded that within the current system of professional training of future primary school teachers the level of development of operational and activity and projective components of their readiness to use digital educational resources is insufficient. In addition, the authors found that among the methods and techniques of working with presentation slides, the reproductive patterns predominate: information method, structural and graphical techniques of information processing; respondents are not sufficiently oriented in the types of slides, as well as in software environments for designing the presentations. Prospective bachelors and masters are limited to the use of graphic and textual information in presentations; future specialists in primary education mainly use animation and creolisation of the text for their e-learning tools, and there are almost no infographics, interactive posters, educational comics, tasks on online learning platforms, etc
Methodical preparation as a means of developing prospective mathematics teachers' ICT competency
Get PDFThe purpose of the study is modeling of ICT competence formation of would-be mathematics teachers through the best practice application of effective ICT tools. The objectives of the study are to analyze the possibilities of creating conditions for the formation of competent mathematics teachers using ICT tools. The object of the study is the methodical preparation of students of pedagogical HEIs by means of ICT. The subject of study is the peculiarities of the formation of a competent mathematics teacher in classes on methodological disciplines. The authors of the article analyze, summarize and systematize research on the issue of using ICT tools in the training students’ activities in Universities of Teacher Education. The study determines the role of methodological training in the development of ICT competence of would-be mathematics teachers. The authors of the study developed a model for building competence would-be mathematics teachers, which consists of four components. There is the target, preparatory, procedural, and resulting constituents. The model describes a systematic approach to the organization of students’ training activities in the in teaching the disciplines of professional and practical training. Giving an account of the integration nature of the methodological students’ training, it also considers the organization of distance communication between students and teachers. This paper presents examples of the implementation of the components of the model. The examples describe the implementation by students of course projects and degree projects on teaching mathematics methodologies using ICT tools. A pedagogical experiment was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of ICT tools in the training of would-be mathematics teachers. The results of the study confirmed the effectiveness of modeling the organization of students’ activities to develop their ICT competency. As the follow-up research directions, we consider summarizing recommendations on the usage of ICT in the preparation of competent socionomic specialists