Competence-oriented Education Research Articles

Development of mathematical competence as a key competence in English language teaching

The relevance of the study is conditioned to the need to explore new effective methods of implementing competence-oriented education while teaching English and forming key competences as a basis for learners’ comprehensive development and successful integration into a fast-moving cross-cultural society. The purpose of the study was to substantiate the category “mathematical competence in English language teaching learning” and analyse the survey of English language teachers to determine its understanding among teachers of secondary educational institutions. General scientific and empirical methods, deduction, comprehensive analysis, and comparison facilitated achieving the set goals. Hence, this paper presents the research on implementing the competence-oriented strategy stated by the Law of Ukraine on Education in general and the features of developing mathematical competence in English language teaching/learning as a key one. The modern view on understanding the concept in scientific discourse was analysed, including considering mathematical competence as a subject-specific, key, and super-competence. Assuming that communication is one of the methods and ways of teaching the English language, the authors’ vision of its definition regarding its development in the language learning was suggested. In addition, the survey of English language teachers was conducted and analysed and contradictions and problems in its comprehension and implementation among teachers were revealed: understanding the need to develop mathematical competence as a key one in teaching English; and the lack of methods and didactic materials for practical use at the English language lessons at secondary educational institutions. Furthermore, outlined prospects for future research in developing methods and efficient didactic materials for developing the mentioned competence and conducting an experiment to prove their effectiveness. These didactic materials also should comprise the psychological, linguistic, and lingua-didactic aspects, previously substantiated by the author of this paper, for developing mathematical competence as a key one in the process of teaching the English language

Challenges for Competence-Oriented Education in the Context of the Development of Artificial Intelligence Systems

Challenges for Competence-Oriented Education in the Context of the Development of Artificial Intelligence Systems

Exploring Mutual Learning of Four Chinese Senior High School EFL Teachers in a Collaborative Action Research Community

Abstract English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ professional development has been attached much importance with the advent of the National English Curriculum Standards (NECS in short) for Senior High Schools as it initiates the shift from knowledge-skill-oriented education to competence-oriented education. As an effective way for teachers’ professional development, collaborative action research community is introduced in this study to provide teachers with opportunities for mutual engagement, meaning negotiation, and a shared repertoire. Four senior high school EFL teachers from four different schools were studied in a collaborative action research community to explore how teachers from diversified backgrounds achieve mutual learning for their professional development. With data collected from observation, interviews, and journals, the study reveals that diversity and partiality help maintain mutual engagement in the community of practice. Meaning negotiation and mutual accountability in a joint enterprise contribute to the coherence of the community. Moreover, the participative activity of online and offline group discussion and the common topic of thinking visualization were treated as sources of a shared repertoire, an essential indication of a harmonious community. In this case, this study extrapolates how the collaborative action research community achieves harmony to support teachers’ professional development in action research.

TENDENCIES OF THE COMPETENCE-ORIENTED LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS OF UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

The peculiarities of educational tendencies in the processes of development and training of future teachers of Ukrainian language and literature in higher education institutions, methods, techniques, and means of their successful implementation are revealed. The article analyzes the process of competence-oriented language training of language teachers as an integrated phenomenon. The purpose of the formation of the professional competence of the future teacher of the Ukrainian language and literature is highlighted. The focus is on the problems of forming the professional competence of the teacher, and the importance of the requirements for language teacher. The development of communicative competence in the set of language, speech, and socio-cultural competencies is analyzed, which aims to rethink the tasks, content, and technology of future teacher training and review the forms and methods of organizing the educational process in higher education. The tendencies of practical training of future teachers of Ukrainian language and literature and the necessity of introducing innovative programs, and educational practices in the educational process, which are relevant needs of modern society, are revealed.The article highlights current issues of training of the future teachers of Ukrainian language and Ukrainian literature in pedagogical institutions of higher education, and their role in the formation of the competence-oriented, intellectually creative personality. The multifaceted process of studying the problems of ontogenesis of professional competence of a language teacher is revealed and the problems of formation of speech culture and linguistic competence of students are substantiated as an indicator of their readiness for professional reflection, self-realization in the educational space.The purpose of the article is to reveal the main trends in the development of competence-oriented language education, ways to form a competent speaker; to teach theories of language, to develop the skills of literate oral and written speech, and the formation of skills in text creation in the training of future teachers of Ukrainian language and literature.
 Keywords: competent speaker; competence approach; development tendencies; competence-oriented education; competent teacher; modernization of educational environment; professional training; person-oriented studying; competency model.

Reality of Primary Education Development in the Conditions of the New School

Under analysis in the following article there is the postmodern conception of primary education development in the New Ukrainian School given the relevant pedagogical principles of child-centrism, given the age and individual mental peculiarities of the pupil's personality, child's creative subjectivity actualization, social partnership in the inclusive environment and competence-oriented education. The postmodern orientation of the primary education rebuilding as a start for the New Ukrainian School innovative development has been enlightened. The competence approach to the vocational pedagogical activity in the conditions of the New Ukrainian School and the perspectives of the primary education development in Ukraine according to the state quality assessment standards have been taken into account. The teaching techniques and priorities in young pupils' education in the New Ukrainian School and elementary school in the European Union states have been studied. There has been observed a significant advantage of the new postmodern reality model, being formed on the ground of childcentrism (interest to the child's unique inner world rather than to the degree of his/her knowledge), techniques of «non-linear», critical, flexible and creative thinking of the partners in the inclusive educational process, vocational thinking, summarizing pedagogical knowledge as subjective fundamental construction – unique response to the postmodern education variability. There has been outlined that the elementary school system rebuilding and modernization in Ukraine is based upon the experience of the primary education in the European Union states.

MEANS OF PREPARATION OF A TEACHER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETENCE-ORIENTED EDUCATION

The change in worldviews of society, the integration of Ukraine into the European educational space determine the latest requirements for the level of teacher training. The country’s education system should prepare students for professional activity in the world, which requires competencies to construct an innovative reality. In the studies of Ukrainian scientists, it was repeatedly pointed out the existence of a contradiction between the requirements of the competence approach to the organization of the educational process and the modern practice of higher pedagogical educational institutions. The purpose of the article is to analyze modern scientific research devoted to the study of ways to prepare a modern teacher for the implementation of competence-oriented education, to systematize and summarize information on the didactic aspects of the effective use of teaching aids, in particular those based on information and computer technologies, in the conditions of the transition to competence-oriented education. One of the main trends in the development of informatization of education is the desire to use educational Internet resources, which provides users with access to domestic and foreign sources of information, provides the opportunity to choose the form and place of study, the level of education. One of the key points of the transition to competence-oriented education is a significant increase in the importance of independent work of students and the use of active and personally-oriented forms of education. Effective organization of this type of student activity involves ensuring the solution of such educational tasks as the development of critical thinking; mastering the techniques of independent mental activity; training technicians to work with large amounts of information and to construct new knowledge; effective interaction with others. Active and competent use of information and communication technologies and digital learning tools is a necessary condition for the further implementation of the competence-oriented education model. How effectively this process will take place depends on the level of ICT competence of both teachers and students of education, high-quality electronic content, the activity of forming network educational communities as an innovative environment, the exchange of the best educational methods and practices.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE IDEA OF CITIZENSHIP FORMATION IN DOMESTIC PEDAGOGICAL THOUGHT

This article examines the problem of developing the idea of forming citizenship in domestic pedagogical thought. The need for the formation of citizenship is motivated, aimed at educating the individual, developing personal traits and qualities, world-view, feelings, actions and norms of behaviour, way of thinking aimed at self-development and development of democratic civil society in Ukraine. The categories “citizenship”, “civil position”, “rule of law” are specified in pedagogical and socio-pedagogical aspects.Today in Ukraine, we can observe both trends in the development of ideas of citizenship – on the one hand, the processes of state formation require unity based on the formation of civic qualities of the community, manifestations of citizenship and appropriate actions towards the idea of statehood. It is considered that these tendencies can develop in two ways – confrontation, intolerance or dialogue, a constructive approach to solving problems. The analysis of civic education development in the national pedagogical thought is provided by the author.Civic education is illustrated by changes in the goals, content and methods of organizing the activities of the subjects of the educational process. The essence of civic education is characterized by systematic, purposeful, social, planned and systematic motivation. As shown in the article, most of the existing educational systems and programs for the education of student youth are focused on the development of critical thinking, independent search for meaning in life and the development of skills of active behaviour. These changes make new demands on the implementation of the process of civic education of student youth in higher education, on the individual as a whole, able to understand and independently implement the basic ideas of competence-oriented education. Accordingly, the formation of citizenship aims at educating the individual, developing personality traits and qualities, world-view, feelings, actions and norms of behaviour, way of thinking aimed at self-development and development of democratic civil society in Ukraine.
 Keywords: citizenship; civic education; civic self-awareness; civil position; civic behaviour; rule of law; personality education; democratic civil society.

Competence Frameworks of Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Review

The importance of the transformation to a sustainable economy for the protection from global crises such as climate change is widely recognized. Sustainable entrepreneurs are considered to play a key role in this transformation process as they create innovative market solutions with ecological, social, and economic value. So far, there is no consensus on competences students need to solve sustainability challenges as sustainable entrepreneurs. The aim of this article is to identify competence frameworks that enable competence-oriented education of future sustainable entrepreneurs. An academic search engine and a bibliographic database were screened for documents written in English and published between January 2010 and November 2020 to identify the existing competence frameworks discussed in the current literature in the field of Sustainable Entrepreneurial Education (SEE). The review process led to a set of 65 empirical and nonempirical works on SEE. A computer-assisted qualitative data analysis was used for this review. The data analysis showed an increasing number of SEE articles published over the last decade mostly in scientific journals (69.2%). Fifty-six (86.2%) of publications related to tertiary education. The data analysis revealed three stand-alone competence frameworks for Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE). The frameworks show an overlap in content but differences in terms of construction, validation, complexity. All competence frameworks were developed for use in higher education institutions, which necessitates adaptation for use in other educational institutions. The analysis of 28 SEE interventions identified in the literature provides information on the reception of the frameworks for competence-based teaching and assessment.

Towards competence-oriented higher education: a systematic literature review of the different perspectives on successful exit profiles

PurposeThe twenty-first century education system seeks to meet the societal demands of economic effectiveness and the unique professional development needs of individuals. This paper aims to discuss the qualities of competence-oriented educational processes and the recent movement towards competence-based curricula in higher education.Design/methodology/approachThis study follows a systematic literature review (SLR) methodology to explore the concept of competence within the context of educational science. The subsequent thematic synthesis analyses the findings of reviewed publications regarding graduate attributes in competence-oriented higher education and their perspectives and working-life expectations on exit profiles.FindingsInterest in competence-oriented education, training and learning has grown in recent years, resulting in numerous theoretical and technical pedagogical applications in higher education. Nonetheless, ambiguous terminology presents a significant challenge, which is demonstrated by the inconsistent language of the study's results. Moreover, there is an obvious need for teachers' in-service training. The qualitative synthesis of this article will be useful for both educational and working life sectors to inform and promote different perspectives on competence-oriented educational processes. A clear articulation of competences is crucial for reforming higher education to meet students' interests and recognise their work-life needs.Originality/valueThe concept of competence has been under-investigated in higher education research and practices. This study offers novel insights and practical implications for competence-oriented learning concerning the paradigmatic change across higher education.

УСЪВЪРШЕНСТВАНЕ НА КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТИ НА ДЕЦАТА ОТ ПРЕДУЧИЛИЩНА ВЪЗРАСТ ИЗВЪН ПЕДАГОГИЧ ЕСКИТЕ СИТУАЦИИ

The article presents an initial stage of research and application of the competence approach in the process of preschool education in activities and forms outside the pedagogical situations. The main emphasis is on the goals that are achieved by applying the competence approach in this context. The additional forms with their infiniteness and flexibility are a reliable component for effective realization of the competence-oriented education of the child at preschool age and for satisfying his/her creative and educational interests and abilities. The key technological steps and indicators for expected results are presented, according to the regulatory documents for preschool education in our country and in Europe. As important components of the educational space, the additional forms expand the opportunities for the formation of the competences of the child at preschool age in the context of his/her upbringing, education, socialization and development.

Developing scientific competencies: a collaboration between High School teachers and Physics researchers to create experiment-based learning activities

The last EU recommendations on key competences for lifelong learning encourage educational institutions to strengthen the collaboration between Physics researchers and Secondary School teachers to implement competence-oriented education, training and learning. Our group has carried out a collaboration project with a group of high school physics teachers engaged in a PLS (Progetto Lauree Scientifiche) professional development course promoted by the Department of Science and High Technology (DiSAT – Dipartimento Scienze e Alta Tecnologia) of Insubria University in Como, Italy. The aim of the course was to enable teachers to create balanced and effective learning activities to be used in class to reinforce the scientific competencies and skills required in the Final Exam of the Italian Secondary School (Esame di Stato) and in the entire physics curriculum. This paper presents the result of this collaboration to understand how to better support the collaboration between Physics researchers and High School teachers in order to design teaching and learning materials that can be effectively integrated in the daily classroom activities, focusing the attention on problem solving and data interpretation skills, as requested by the last education reform for Italian Secondary School Final Exam.

ANALYSIS OF VALUE-MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS OF SOCIAL ACTIVITY OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS OF SOCIONOMIC PROFESSIONS

Theoretical and methodological analysis of changes in value and motivational factors for the development of social activity of future specialists in socionomic professions have been conducted. The problematic positions of socially significant qualities and personality characteristics development of the future specialist are outlined. The structural and functional components of social competence of future specialists are determined: social orientation of reflection, the ability to predict the social results of their behavior, their activity (the consequences of their actions); ability to withstand the pressure of the environment, to solve problems independently; awareness of motives for behavior, actions, reasoned independence of the individual; the expression of prosocial motivation and initiative in positive communication.
 According to the research results of values and value orientations of student youth, representative signs of the need for prosociality in civic, labor, sociocultural, household spheres of life and markers of orientation of future specialists of socionomic professions on the realization of social interests are determined. The use of the parameters of social activity development set by the system of social competencies according to professional requirements and the need for qualified support of the process of social activity development of future specialists of socionomic professions in the contexts of competence-oriented professional education is substantiated. 610 students from four higher educational institutions took part in the sociological and pedagogical research of social activity. The values of students of socionomic professions were diagnosed using a short version of Portrait Values Questionnaire-Revised – PVQ-Revised. The multiple regression equation has the following form: Extracurricular activity (composite) = 6,576 +1,469 (Social activity) + 0.507 (Power – Domination) – 0.630 (Safety - Personal) – 0,411 (Modesty). Changes in values in the process of development of social activity of future specialists of socionomic professions, which is primarily connected with changes in motivational aspects at different levels of generalization and complexity, include such constructs as values, goals, behavioral plans, which requires clarification of the characteristics of the research by qualitative analysis of social factors and identification of relevant patterns of student involvement in socially significant activities.

Promoting the Cultural Understanding of a Student in a General Education School: Teachers’ Experiences and Challenges

Cultural understanding is a basis for competence-oriented general education. Teachers are responsible for applied content and methods that are used to purposefully lead school students to that result.The aim of this study is to identify actual goals for the development of teacher education curriculum, professional development, and teaching aids by investigating in-service teachers’ challenges in the successful promotion of students’ cultural understanding in general schools.The readiness of teachers to promote the cultural understanding of primary school students was explored in a mixed-methods study. The findings indicated aspects that teachers consider relevant as well as the main problems and gaps between theoretical principles recognised as essential by educational policy, and teachers’ beliefs and practices.

MODERN REALITIES OF THE STATE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE SOCIAL SPHERE SPECIALISTS

The basis of modern educational policy is the quality of higher education. It is higher education that contributes to the solution of a set of tasks aimed at forming the personality of a competent specialist, focused on lifelong learning, constant personal and professional self-improvement. Attention is being increased to the general moral-legal development of the individual as well as to the professional-ethical. The objective level of professional training is determined by the formation of professional and personal qualities. It is obvious that not only the amount of knowledge, skills and abilities, but also the synthesis of competencies, practical experience and professional-ethical qualities are an indicator of a thoroughly and comprehensively trained specialist. Therefore, a modern social worker is not only to demonstrate the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities, but also to acquire values in order to prevent and treat social diseases of people of all ages. The State Sectoral Standard for Social Workers Training in higher education institutions defines among the main general requirements in the field of social work: the ability to adhere to ethical principles and standards of social work; the ability to identify ethical dilemmas and contradictions in the professional sphere, to use means of supervision to solve them. Thus, the formation of professional and ethical competence is the basis of professional training in higher education institutions. The aim of the article is to study the state of formation of professional and ethical competence of future specialists in the social sphere in the educational process of higher education institutions. Research methods used: survey and diagnostic methods (questionnaires, conversation, testing, interviews, diagnostics) – for identifying the state of formation of professional and ethical competence of future social professionals. The obtained results allow us to state that the modern system of training of specialists in the social sphere at the present stage is quite slowly reoriented from reproductive education to competence-oriented innovative education. The results of research in this area lead to the following conclusions: the formation of professional ethics of future specialists in the social sphere is unsystematic, and this is seen as a problem in the formation of the main components of professional and ethical competence; most future specialists in the social sphere need concrete and effective assistance in forming the main categories of morality that form the foundation of professional and ethical competence; most often teachers focus on how students learn the content of the discipline, rather than on the formation of professional and ethical skills, personal and moral qualities, which are the key components of professional and ethical competence; teachers mainly use traditional educational technologies, which does not motivate students to the subjectivity of the educational process in higher education institutions.

Competence-oriented education in ophthalmology

Aim. To develop and introduce into the pedagogical practice a competency-oriented education module. It would be included in all professional competencies of the Federal State Educational Standard for OPHTHALMOLOGY.
 Material and methods. A nosological form, retinopathy of prematurity, was chosen to create the module. The material was created primarily on the basis of Federal clinical guidelines (FKR), retinopathy of prematurity, active phase. For the electronic information and educational environment of the university and for contact work, tests and case studies were prepared and competency-oriented tasks were compiled for all 12 professional competencies (PCs) registered in the Federal State Educational Standard for Ophthalmology, dated October 27, 2014 (No. 34470).
 Results. The educational module, including all PCs, was developed and introduced into practice in the Department of Ophthalmology at North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov; this can serve as a reference model for the development of similar modules in other important and relevant areas in ophthalmology to enhance both the residency program in ophthalmology and cycles of thematic improvement for practicing ophthalmologists.
 Conclusion. The competency-oriented tasks developed for the module are a useful resource in both learning and evaluation of residency programs in ophthalmology and thematic improvement of ophthalmologists.

The Competence-Oriented Teaching of Antennas, Propagation, and Wireless Communications: Enabling independent students

Competence-oriented education aims to teach individuals the cognitive skills required to solve specific problems and the readiness needed to apply such solutions in versatile situations. We find that competence-oriented teaching is a promising paradigm in applied courses for antennas, propagation, and wireless communications. Competenceoriented laboratory courses are easy to implement when the mechanical facilities and equipment from laboratory courses are already available at the institute. Amateur radio equipment is used so that students can work independently without risking damage to delicate equipment. In this article, we describe several methods used to modify lab courses toward competence-oriented academic teaching that we have found are popular with students and enhance their learning experience.

Обучение латинскому языку в юридическом вузе через призму профессиональной компетенции (из опыта работы над составлением рабочей программы)

Автором предложен проект структурно-содержательного наполнения рабочей программы по латинскому языку для специальности 40.05.04 «Судебная и прокурорская деятельность». Латынь рассматривается в роли ключевой дисциплины общеевропейской традиции, формирующей способность к профессиональной коммуникации и юридической грамотности. Основное внимание уделяется концептуальному осмыслению и систематизации прикладного узуса латинского языка в аспекте компетентностно ориентированного обучения, обеспечивающего статусность, институциональную закрепленность и целостность коммуникативной формации. В статье анализируется новый подход в лингвистической интерпретации правовых концептов, категорий и норм, сформулированных juris prūdens. Предлагается обобщение опыта работы с использованием современных коммуникативных методик, интерактивных практик учебного дискурс-опроса и образовательных технологий занимательного характера. Дана краткая характеристика учебно-методического пособия «Юридическая латынь», подготовленного в соответствии с требованиями Федерального государственного образовательного стандарта высшего образования (утвержденного приказом Министерства образования и науки РФ от 16 февраля 2017 г. № 144).

КОМПЕТЕНТНІСНИЙ ПІДХІД ДО ВИВЧЕННЯ СТУДЕНТАМИ ФІЗИКИ З ВИКОРИСТАННЯМ КОМП’ЮТЕРНОГО МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ

The article deals with the problem of future physics specialist preparation in modern conditions of cardinal updating the educational in Ukraine content,which is based on tendencies of globalization, integration, fundamentalization, humanization, continuity, differentiation, individualization, informatization, diversification, multilevel and standardization of modernity and standardization processes. It has been found out that issues that bring the content of education and its forms 1)into perspective directions of socio-economic development of the country; 2) in accordance with international educational requirements and standards, are based on the principles of a competent approach. In this regard, the problem of forming competent university graduates studying in the educational programs "Secondary Education (Physics)", "Physics and Astronomy" and "Applied Physics and Nanomaterials" under new conditions is acute. Methodical approaches to creation and development of innovative educational environment in physics defined by the competence-oriented education paradigm, which is based on the integrated usage of modern methods, techniques, technologies and means of ICT for forming competent graduates of physical specialists are presented. It is determined that special attention needs to be given to strengthening the practical orientation of teaching physics and the applied importance of physical knowledge in the modern conditions of creation and development of innovative educational environment in physics in higher education institutions. It is suggested to use computer modeling of physical phenomena and processes in practical classes in order to form the students’ subject competences (for example, studying the section "Optics" of the general course of physics). The article gives examples of such physical tasks in optics, the results of which can be analyzed and presented in the form of computer models or graphical dependencies, or involve the programming of certain physical dependencies for further studying by a computer model or graphical interpretation. Key words: competency approach, subject competence in physics, computer simulation of physical processes, physical problems, methods of teaching physics at university.

Technology to form Students’ Readiness for Research in Engineering Universities

The relevance of the problem under consideration is caused by the existing discrepancy between the increased need of society and the state for high quality engineering education, and the actual level of readiness of graduates of engineering universities to perform their professional functions, as well as insufficient development of the theoretical foundations of students training in research in the context of competence-oriented education. The purpose of the article is to solve the problem of training students for the research activity in the course of independent work and research during the educational process at engineering university. Based on the systematization and development of existing approaches to solving the problem of training of students of engineering universities for research, which contributes to the development of a functional model, the authors propose the method of preparing students for research. The article describes the development of practical experience in research activities during the participation of students in scientific seminars; represents the process of using the project method, end-to-end research tasks when preparing the course and qualification works; the issue is considered on consolidating and improving the experience of research activities of future engineers during all kinds of practical training. The pedagogical experiment was aimed at identifying the effectiveness of independent and research work in the course of formation of students' readiness for research activities in the framework of the functional model. The materials of the article can be used by the academic staff of engineering universities, specialists in the field of pedagogy, theory, and methodology of vocational education, as well as in the system of extended education.

Developing Characteristics and Competences of a Health Care Manager: Literature Review

Abstract Broadly educated professionals are a rely valuable resource for the Russian public health system in the current socio-economic conditions. Their capability to flexibly switch the focus and content of their activities in the changing and challenging environment is essential for successful performance. The purpose of our study is to analyze the international evidence on managing the process of competencies’ development in healthcare managers. Competence-oriented education and training of future health-care managers is of special interest. In light of this, the study of international data on the organization of the processes of key competence development is important. Here with, it is necessary to take into account the content of the studies, resources and technologies, factors that influence on this process, the development and evaluation of models aimed at improvement of the education of healthcare management professionals at medical schools. We believe that the results of this review will help to develop and offer a number of practical steps aimed at optimizing the education and training of healthcare managers. In addition to a review of international data, this article presents an innovative project for the development of professional competencies of health managers – the Academy of Talent Development in Healthcare (ATDH). This project involves students of the Sechenov University who want to learn how to lead healthcare teams efficiently.