The possibilities of using ict in higher pedagogical education

Abstract

Educational reforms implemented in Azerbaijan focus on establishing a new system by introducing changes in all areas. Defining the level of higher education accurately, as the key component of this system, plays a crucial role in determining an individual’s position in society. In recent years, the development of ICT in our educational system and its alignment with global development standards have become one of the most significant aspects of the globalization process in Azerbaijan. During this period, thanks to the application of ICT in the education system, various projects were developed to restructure the infrastructure of educational institutions and specific efforts were made to utilize computers in the teaching of mathematics. Article 3 of the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan on education identifies efficiency as one of the key principles of state policy in the field of education. This principle involves organizing education and scientific creativity using modern methods that are constantly evolving, beneficial and directed toward achieving final outcomes. Naturally, this principle is both important and significant for higher education institutions. Since these institutions prepare the specialists of the future, structuring the instructional process based on the principle of efficiency is the most essential condition for acquiring knowledge. The Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan has identified the implementation of competency-based and student-centered education programs, lifelong learning, alignment of higher education with society and the economy, development of scientific research and innovations, and ensuring international competitiveness as key directions for higher education [8]. Guided by these directions, carrying out reforms in higher education, taking into account global experience, and ensuring an innovative approach to education make changes in the organization and content of education at pedagogical universities inevitable. The primary goal of the "State Program on Increasing the International Competitiveness of the Higher Education System in the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2019–2023" approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on November 16, 2018, is to utilize innovative teaching technologies and apply international experience in higher education institutions. The program emphasizes that the transnational education model established in countries such as the USA, Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, France and Japan should also be implemented in the Republic of Azerbaijan. In many countries around the world, such programs have long been known to be used in the process of teaching algebra. However, this issue has not yet been resolved in the pedagogical universities of our republic. Conflicts have emerged between the high requirements set for mathematics teacher training and the traditional teaching of algebra in pedagogical universities. These contradictions are as follows: 1) The rapid increase in demand for ICT as society develops, yet the weak ICT provision in the teaching of algebra at pedagogical universities; 2) The lack of connection and alignment between the school mathematics curriculum and the algebra curriculum at pedagogical universities, along with the predominance of practical activities aligned with curriculum requirements in schools, while such topics are scarce in algebra courses at pedagogical universities; 3) Inconsistencies between modern pedagogical technologies used in the global education system for teaching algebra and the traditional teaching methods employed in the algebra courses at our pedagogical universities; 4) The shortage of lesson hours allocated to the algebra course, along with challenges in mastering the material, despite the inclusion of program content reflecting modern trends in the development of algebra. Resolving these contradictions requires the efficient organization of the algebra teaching process and the creation of a methodological system based on new instructional technologies, which involve the use of ICT capabilities, mathematical packages and computer programs