РЕФЛЕКТИВНА ПРАКТИКА ЯК ЗАСІБ РОЗВИТКУ КРИТИЧНОГО МИСЛЕННЯ СТУДЕНТІВ УНІВЕРСИТЕТУ В УМОВАХ ДИСТАНЦІЙНОГО НАВЧАННЯ

Abstract

Distance learning is getting one of the most popular and inevitable methods of learning and teaching nowadays, which insistently changes the vector in instructions. The education policy, nevertheless, is aimed to achiving the highest level in quality of learning and teaching, as the technologies are changing and requiring relevant level of professional competency, particularly, highly developed 21st-century skills from the graduate students. The teachers, practitioners, and university educators should look for efficient technologies in online learning, saving the students' motivation, and developing the important skills necessary for future professional development. The issue of finding the efficient ways in online learning is becoming one of the leading priorities in organization of the teaching and learning process. This study is sought to analyze the modern research sources about the effective methods teaching online not only develop critical thinking competency as an essential skill of professional portrait, but also enhance students' motivation to study. It also investigates the theoretical background related to reflective practice in university training, after that, it investigates the possible ways of applying reflective practice strategies as a tool for critical thinking skills development. The analysis of recent studies revealed the most sought-after ways of reflective practice strategies which can be widely used online. The result of the analysis provided support in favour of wide-spread methods, which proved their application in various experiments and practical implications, for example, e-portfolios, reflective journals, blogging, MOOCs, which significantly increase students' critical thinking. The implication of this study may be seen in practical development of online courses and assignments for students in todays' university educational process. Keywords: critical thinking; distance learning; reflective practice; university students; critical thinking skills development.