Psychological factors of ICT competence formation in part-time students of the specialty “Preschool education”

Liubov Lokhvytska,Nataliia Martovytska,V Hamaniuk,Y Shramko,S Semerikov

doi:10.1051/shsconf/202110402003

Abstract

The transience of time and the use of information and communication technology (ICT) have led to the urgent necessity – the formation of the educational process subjects’ ICT competence. In today’s educational sector in Ukraine and foreign countries, the studied phenomenon has acquired special significance. The goal: a) theoretical analysis of various aspects of the individual’s ICT competence formation, clarification of the essential content of the concept and offer its working definition; b) figuring out psychological factors of influence and their constructs on the ICT competence formation; determination of criteria, indexes and levels of the studied phenomenon formation; c) empirical study of the influence of psychological factors on the ICT competence formation in applicants for educational services of higher education institutions (part-time students of 2 Ukrainian universities). Conceptually psychological factors which have an influence on the ICT competence formation were characterized. The main criteria of ICT competence were offered, their indexes were defined and the description of levels of formation was given. According to the results of the empirical study the dependence of the influence of various psychological factors on the ICT competence formation in accordance with the pedagogical experience of 187 respondents was found out.

Highlights

Modern changes in the world, due to various transformational processes, both positive and negative, are characterized by challenges, the response to which requires mastering new competencies
Among the list of such is the competence in the field of information and communication technology (ICT competence), which should be formed in all subjects of the educational process [2]. (Hereinafter referred to as the term ICT competence)
The low level is manifested in the lack of knowledge in the field of ICT implementation, their selectivity, lack of desire to find innovative approaches and tools to be used in their own professional activities; difficulties of free behavioural regulation aimed at the creative selection process and use of information and software tools in working with participants in the educational process

Summary

Introduction

Modern changes in the world, due to various transformational processes, both positive and negative, are characterized by challenges, the response to which requires mastering new competencies. Scientists have proved that the use of ICT for the ICT competence formation of future professionals ensures the introduction of innovative educational technologies, promotes individualization of the subjects of the educational process of study, stimulates the intensity of independent search for information sources, increasing personal motivation [3,4,5, 32, 33, 35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44] This clearly distinguishes the problem of figuring out various factors of influence, including psychological, on the ICT competence formation, because it is impossible to achieve high results without conscious understanding of the individual’s role and importance in their own and professional activities

Psychological factors influencing the individual’s ICT competence formation

Basic psychological constructs of individual’s ICT competence formation

Findings

Conclusion