Development and Optimization of Skills in Searching, Processing and Analysing Information from Various Sources in the future Doctors of Philosophy (PhD) training: from Educational Requirements to Scientific Improvement

Abstract

The study is devoted to the issue of development and optimization of the skills of searching, processing and analysing information from various sources in the training of future doctors of philosophy (PhD). The purpose of the article is to justify the importance and relevance of the development and optimization of the skills of information searching, processing and analysing for doctors of philosophy (PhD) on specialty 015 Professional education (by specialization) at different stages of their academic and scientific career. Methods. To achieve the goal, the authors used the following methods: analysis, synthesis of regulative and scientific and pedagogical sources, generalization, observation, own scientific and pedagogical experience. The results. The relevance of the problem of developing and optimizing the skills of information searching from various sources, its processing and analysing in the training of future doctors of philosophy (PhD) has been proven. Modern research in the field of psychology and pedagogy was analysed (John Sweller – the study of cognitive load and thinking processes, on the ability of students to process and analyse information; Richard Mayer – the study of cognitive aspects of education, including methods of presenting information and its perception by students; Carol Kuhlthau – information processes in education and development of information literacy). Attention is focused on the possibilities of researching the analysed topic through the lens of the Carol Kuhlthau 's Information Search Process (ISP) Model. The essence of the notion of "informational and analytical competence of a post-graduate student (future doctor of philosophy (PhD))" has been determined. Conclusions. It is noted that the importance of informational and analytical competence is that it allows effective performance of research tasks: scientific intelligence (finding and selecting relevant information helps a post-graduate student to determine the scientific validity of its research and find out whether similar work has been carried out before); evaluation of information (the ability to critically evaluate information helps a post-graduate student to determine its reliability and relevance, which are key factors in making scientific decisions); analysis and interpretation (the ability to analyse and interpret information helps a post-graduate student to identify patterns and connections between various aspects of the research); scientific writing (scientific writing skills allow a post-graduate student to create scientific papers and a dissertation that meet the standards of the scientific community); effective communication of results (the ability to present the research and results clearly and convincingly helps a post-graduate student communicate with colleagues, receive funding and disseminate findings); ethical aspect (adherence to ethical standards in the use of information and in conducting research, academic culture and academic integrity is extremely important for scientific activity). The development of criteria, their content and the levels of formation of the informational and analytical competence of post-graduate students (future PhDs) are defined as the prospects for further research.