Interdisciplinary integration as a means of university students’ financial literacy improvement

Abstract

Currently, much attention is paid to the improvement of financial literacy in the Russian Federation. In modern conditions, financial literacy can be improved on the basis of the idea of interdisciplinary integration. One of the content and procedural characteristics of the educational potential of interdisciplinary integration is to increase the level of practice orientation of the educational process. The purpose of this study is to identify the possibilities of using interdisciplinary integration for university students financial literacy improvement by solving practice-oriented tasks. The educational course Physics has a special practical benefit when using such integration. The paper presents an example of a practice-oriented task that implements the principle of interdisciplinary integration. In the proposed problem, the content part is related to the course of general physics, mathematics provides the process of building a model and solving the problem in the language of the model. The following points are given: the statement of the problem, recommendations for the solution, the main characteristics of the problem and its solutions. The evaluation of the results obtained in the task and the choice of the most optimal solution contribute to the improvement of financial literacy and positive financial behavior. The task in question illustrates that solving physical problems associated with a certain kind of economic situations is a necessary condition for personal financial well-being. The results of the study can be used in the educational process of higher education organizations.