Simulation the process of scientific potential development of the personality at the university: approaches and ideas

Abstract

Introduction. The unprecedented economic and political pressure that Russia has been subjected to sharply raises the question of new principles and models for the development of the domestic system for training future leaders of science, ways to increase the competitiveness of scientists in a rapidly changing world. The authors propose to go from the content of the phenomenon of "scientific potential of the student's personality" and the assessment of the state of its development to the construction of a new educational model in which the ideas of integrity, cultural creativity, system genesis, dialogicity are implemented. Materials and methods. 1724 students of the humanities and natural-sciences and mathematical faculties of the Belgorod State National Research University (Russian Federation) took part in the experimental study. For data processing, methods of mathematical statistics were used: correlation analysis, calculation of the average statistical weight of one connection. Results. It has been established the presence of a high percentage of students with a reproductive level of development of the scientific potential of the individual (39%). There have been identified significant deficiencies in the technological readiness of students for research. It is shown the predominance of students with a creative and heuristic level of development of the scientific potential of the personality in the humanities in comparison with students of natural sciences and mathematical specialties. The greatest statistical weight in the correlation pleiade, compiled for students having creative level of development of scientific potential, has such an indicator as the level of scientific communication (k= 60; p<0,05). The greatest statistically significant relationship for the creative level of development of student’s scientific potential is the relationship between the level of scientific communication and the level of passion for research (r=0,685; p<0,05). Conclusion. The revealed signs-characteristics of the scientific potential of students allow us to give a level assessment of its development at the level of the past and present, as well as to design its further development. The development of a new educational model of vocational training at a university should be aimed at ensuring the subject-subject interaction of participants in scientific creativity in the research educational environment of the university, the development of research activities of students from cultural development to cultural creativity, pedagogical support for the creative independent advancement of the personality of students in the process of cognition.