Development Of Spatial Thinking Research Articles

Steam Education is a Model for the Formation of Professional Competencies for Future Technicians

The educational life of the modern school is a huge field for observation and analysis. A variety of technologies are used in the world to enhance cognitive activity and increase the role of independence in the activities of students creating new forms and methods within the educational process. STEAM technologies are actively used in the system of additional education. However, their use in the main educational process has not been practically studied. In the research materials, the works foreign and distant foreign and domestic scientists are considered. In most of the conducted works on STEAM education, opportunities are considered in the system of additional education and in the system of school education. In this article, we explore STEAM technologies as a way to form the professional competencies of future technicians. It should be noted that its implementation in STEAM education of the main criteria of professional competence such as: development of spatial thinking and ability to work with three-dimensional forms; development of creative abilities of students; familiarization with modern trends in design and architecture; advanced training in special professional programs; learn to organize your activity and pay for your idea in reality. This article explores STEAM technologies as a way to form the professional competencies of future technical specialists.

The importance of tactile maps in the development of spatial thinking

The importance of tactile maps in the development of spatial thinking

ПРОБЛЕМЫ ГЕОМЕТРО-ГРАФИЧЕСКОЙ ПОДГОТОВКИ СТУДЕНТОВ ВУЗОВ

It is noted that geometric and graphical disciplines traditionally cause difficulties in studying elementary students. It is pointed out that the requirements for the quality of education and ensuring academic performance are mutually inverse and are in conflict with the limited number of teaching hours, which has been steadily declining for many years. Data are given on the number of hours allocated for the study of geometric and graphic disciplines in Russian universities. The main reasons for the problems of geometric and graphic training of students are listed. The first reason is an attempt to give knowledge and skills from three different sections - mathematics (descriptive geometry), computer science (computer graphics) and engineering (engineering graphics) in conditions of shortage of classroom hours. Provides information about the content of classical textbooks of descriptive geometry, engineering graphics. The second reason is the complexity of the development of spatial thinking. It is noted that information technologies that facilitate the understanding of images do not solve the problem of the development of spatial thinking. Information is given on the heterogeneity of students in terms of the psychophysiological features of spatial thinking in general and in terms of various types of mathematical thinking. The third reason is the poor initial preparation of students. Features and reasons are indicated. The main ways of increasing the motivation of students to study geometric and graphic disciplines are given. The fourth reason is the unpreparedness of students for independent work. Reasons are given. The main ways of increasing the efficiency of students' independent work are given. The shortcomings of automatic control in the form of testing and automatic verification of solutions of graphic tasks are considered in detail. The fifth reason is the difference in the requirements for geometric and graphic training for different educational areas, specialties and profiles. The presence in the geometric-graphical cycle of disciplines of an invariant (common for different specialties and training profiles) core and subject settings is noted. The sixth reason is the high requirements for lecturers of geometric and graphic disciplines. The problem of training lecturing staff of higher education in the field of geometric and graphic education is noted. Conclusions are made about the need to create a methodological training system that takes into account and solves these problems.

Особливості формування художньо-образного мислення здобувачів освіти засобами скульптури як виду образотворчого мистецтва

Based on the analysis of scientific literary sources and based on the author's own experience, the author in the article pays attention to the development of sculpture in the modernity, its features, differences from other types of fine art forms. The relevance of the topic is due to the need to train of highly qualified art teachers who have effective teaching methods. One of the stages of such training is the development of spatial thinking among students of pedagogical universities in sculpture classes. This kind of art allows students to go beyond the plane of the page into three-dimensional space. Sculpture classes allow you to see the relationship of different objects with the landscape, air, and each other. The main types of sculpture are characterized, the historical path is described, the essence and specific means inherent in the art of sculpture are revealed and characterized inherent in the art of sculpture. The role of sculpture in the formation of the aesthetics of the environment. The ways of solving creative tasks by means of sculpture, the importance of sculpture in the educational process is highlighted, because students should be guided by the works of high art of both old classical masters and contemporary artists. Familiarization with the world's best works of painting and sculpture contributes to development of artistic and imaginative thinking, formation of students ‘sense of beauty, the ability to understand the beauty of not only art, but also the surrounding world and the surrounding world, the formation of imaginative and spatial thinking. The art of sculpture is characterized as an artistic and figurative reflection of life. It is substantiated how important this important branch of art is in the formation of creatively thinking specialists - artists, future teachers, and teachers of fine arts. It is also shown how sculpture is connected with other art forms, that are important for students who acquire knowledge in the field of fine arts, art, as well as with such disciplines as descriptive geometry drawing, and plastanatomy. It is highlighted how artworks, while decorating our lives, also contribute to the preservation of historical memory contribute to the preservation of the historical memory of peoples, being a kind of a constant in the time line. The work is addressed to scholars, employees of the system of higher artistic and pedagogical education, students.

ОЦЕНКА РЕЗУЛЬТАТИВНОСТИ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ ПИЛОТНОГО ПРОЕКТА ПРОГРАММЫ-ТРЕНАЖЁРА ПО НАЧЕРТАТЕЛЬНОЙ ГЕОМЕТРИИ

The availability of the material and technological capabilities of modern information and communication technologies in the field of education allows, on the one hand, to realize the creative potential of each teacher in creating such tools as educational and methodological complexes, applications, simulators, educational games, and so on, significantly changing the pedagogical tools, and on the other hand, the expanding range of newly created teaching aids causes an urgent need for an adequate assessment of their impact on learning outcomes. The purpose of the work is to evaluate the effectiveness of using the simulator program for independent studies of students in the discipline "Descriptive geometry". The work used such research methods as questionnaires using Google Forms, testing, timing, statistical data processing, comparison of control and experimental groups, construction of bar and pie charts, SWOT analysis. In the process of pedagogical research, the following platforms and programs were used: LMS Moodle, Microsoft Excel, an original simulator program for the development of students' spatial thinking. It has been established that the developed simulator program for the development of spatial thinking of students of engineering specialties studying the discipline "Descriptive Geometry" allows increasing students' interest in mastering the topics of the discipline, favorably affects the formation of skills for constructing orthogonal projections of a point, reducing the time for solving problems on this topic by 40% and also positively affects the degree of adequacy of students' self-assessment. It has also been established that to check in a semi-automatic mode 80 reports of students on the implementation of individual tasks in the simulator program, the teacher will spend only about 30 ... 40 minutes of his time. At the end of the article, ways to improve the simulator program are given and directions for further research are outlined.

Methodology for the development of spatial thinking in young climbers 7-10 years old

The article substantiates the need for the development of spatial thinking of young athletes-climbers aged 7-10 years. The purpose of the study was to develop the spatial thinking of young climbers. The study involved young climbers 7-10 years old, who were included in the control and experimental groups. In the control group, the author's methodology for the development of spatial thinking of young climbers was used. The results of the study prove an increase in the level of spatial thinking development among young climbers in the experimental group. The study proves the need for the introduction of new techniques and tools for the development of spatial thinking of young climbers and the study of the relationship between the development of spatial thinking and other physical qualities.

The Possibilities of Using Video Games for the Development of Cognitive Functions in Providing Psychological Assistance to a Person with Various Problems

The article reveals the problem of the influence of computer video games on the psyche of a modern person. The purpose of the study is to identify, based on the theoretical analysis of literary sources, the possibilities of using video games as a means for the development of cognitive functions in providing psychological assistance to a person with various problems. The study is based on the study of the game from the point of view of the anthropological (J. Huizinga) and the culturological approach (L. S. Vygotsky, S. A. Shmakov). It is concluded that the possibilities of using video games for the development of cognitive functions and providing psychological assistance to a person with various problems are determined by the fact that video games are able to effectively teach directed actions in practice, convey the essence of the work of art on the basis of which the idea of the game is based and arouse interest in reading, as well as positively affect emotional development and development of spatial thinking. The potential of video games lies in the development of cognitive functions and the need for specialists to work together for further application.

ГРАФІЧНА ОСВІТА ЯК ВАЖЛИВА СКЛАДОВА ТВОРЧОГО ПРОФЕСІОНАЛІЗМУ МИТЦЯ В АРХІТЕКТУРНО-ХУДОЖНІЙ ПРАКТИЦІ

The specific tasks of training the future acquirer of creative specialties necessitate the mastery of hands graphics, which contributes to the development of spatial thinking, creative and practical skills, and understanding the specifics of graphic work. All the variety of graphic techniques is the basis of the principles on which the technology of building any images is built, which emphasizes the relevance of research issues in this direction. Graphic education consists of training a student in related disciplines, such as Descriptive Geometry, the Art of Font, Drawing and Painting etc. At the basis of any kind of art is an individual artistic form. Graphics is one of the most effective ways of forming and improving creative skills and the quality of learning in a Higher Educational Institution, including the need for comprehensive development and increasing the individual level of graphic culture, which will allow to significantly expand the scope of practical activities in the future. In this study, the greatest attention is paid to the analysis of methodical approaches to the improvement trends in the teaching of certain important sections of the disciplines «Descriptive Geometry» and «The Art of Font», which allow future specialists to increase their individual competitiveness in modern market conditions. Graphic skill is an important component of our students’ creative professionalism in any kind of art. The purpose of the research is to find and determine effective methods of developing the creative abilities of graphic professional training of first-year students of creative specialties. Our research is related to the Scientific-research work «Improving the organization of the educational process using distance learning methods and the methodology of teaching graphic disciplines for students of construction and architecture-art specialties based on the competence approach», which is conducted at the Department of «Descriptive Geometry and Engineering Graphics Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture (OSACEA) for many recent years.

Solutions of metric problems by the method of plane-parallel movement with the use of three-dimensional modeling system Autodesk Inventor

The article considers an algorithm for constructing a virtual model explaining the use of the plane-parallel displacement method for solving metric problems. One of the main tasks of descriptive geometry is the development of spatial thinking among students, the ability to depict spatial forms on a plane in the form of projections and, conversely, to represent a spatial form using flat images (projections). The use of solid-state models develops the ability to mentally reproduce a spatial image of an object of complex shape according to its drawing. 3D computer methods allow solving and investigating problems that cannot be solved by constructive and analytical methods. An accurate and visual source of information about an object becomes its volumetric model, with the help of which the correct solution of the task in the drawing is formed. The material presented in the article will be useful to all students of technical educational institutions.

ОЦЕНКА РЕЗУЛЬТАТИВНОСТИ ПРИМЕНЕНИЯ ПИЛОТНОГО ПРОЕКТА ПРОГРАММЫ-ТРЕНАЖЁРА ПО НАЧЕРТАТЕЛЬНОЙ ГЕОМЕТРИИ

The availability of the material and technological capabilities of modern information and communication technologies in the field of education allows, on the one hand, to realize the creative potential of each teacher in creating such tools as educational and methodological complexes, applications, simulators, educational games, and so on, significantly changing the pedagogical tools, and on the other hand, the expanding range of newly created teaching aids causes an urgent need for an adequate assessment of their impact on learning outcomes. The purpose of the work is to evaluate the effectiveness of using the simulator program for independent studies of students in the discipline "Descriptive geometry". The work used such research methods as questionnaires using Google Forms, testing, timing, statistical data processing, comparison of control and experimental groups, construction of bar and pie charts, SWOT analysis. In the process of pedagogical research, the following platforms and programs were used: LMS Moodle, Microsoft Excel, an original simulator program for the development of students' spatial thinking. It has been established that the developed simulator program for the development of spatial thinking of students of engineering specialties studying the discipline "Descriptive Geometry" allows increasing students' interest in mastering the topics of the discipline, favorably affects the formation of skills for constructing orthogonal projections of a point, reducing the time for solving problems on this topic by 40% and also positively affects the degree of adequacy of students' self-assessment. It has also been established that to check in a semi-automatic mode 80 reports of students on the implementation of individual tasks in the simulator program, the teacher will spend only about 30 ... 40 minutes of his time. At the end of the article, ways to improve the simulator program are given and directions for further research are outlined.

Первоклассник и математика: особенности обучения по обновлённому стандарту

Teaching mathematics to younger schoolchildren in accordance with the Federal State Educational Standard for Primary General Education (FSES PGE) has a number of features. Leading among them is the development of spatial thinking, logical and algorithmic thinking, mathematical speech, functional mathematical literacy in accordance with the age capabilities of children. The article discusses the organization of teaching first-graders, focused on the implementation of the requirements of the updated version of the Federal State Educational Standard of the PGE for mathematical preparation: listening and reading a mathematical text, discussing and modeling a mathematical situation, searching for different solutions, drawing up an action plan. Appropriate skills and actions of first-graders can be successfully formed on the basis of traditional subject content.

SPATIAL THINKING OF STUDENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AS AN INDICATOR OF THEIR INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT

The peculiarities of formation of spatial thinking in students of engineering and pedagogical specialties in the course of study of the graphic cycle disciplines have been substantiated. The definitions of “spatial thinking” and “spatial imagination” are clarified. The legitimacy of spatial thinking as an independent mental process, which is associated with the analysis of spatial features and the relationship between elements of real objects (or their graphic images) and application of these features in resolution of design problems by students of engineering specialties of higher education is mentioned.
 The content and basic operational units of spatial thinking in undergraduates during their study of graphic disciplines have been described. The dependence of the level of development of spatial thinking of students on the type of spatial images operating in Descriptive Geometry, drawing, engineering and computer graphics lessons has been specified. There has been offered the typology of students of engineering and pedagogical specialties of pedagogical high school, depending on their level of spatial thinking development and ability to explicit spatial transformations. The initial level of spatial thinking development of the students of the first year of study before the study of the cycle of graphic disciplines in higher education institutions has been also analyzed. The prospects of resolution of the issue of increasing the level of spatial thinking in undergraduates as an indicator of their intellectual development have been outlined in the study.

Expert perspectives on GIS use in Spanish geographic education

ABSTRACT The emergence of new technological tools for territorial analysis, such as cloud-based GIS, or GIS viewers, compels us to closely examine its usefulness in geographic education. Specifically, it raises the professors and teachers’ questions: what to teach? how to teach? and what will students learn? This research responds to these three questions by interviewing Spanish experts who know how to use these tools to teach geography at university and secondary school levels. The Delphi technique was applied to achieve this, which established consensus and led to the following results from experts’ own experience: (1) that GIS help to understand territory in an experiential and non-memoristic way and (2) they enable the development of spatial thinking. This paper concludes that changes in methodologies and integrate technical knowledge into teacher training are needed.

Development of the trainer program based on neural network technologies for development of spatial thinking of students

Introduction. For the last thirty years, UNESCO has been repeatedly raising questions of accessibility and quality of education for every child, teen, and adult by implementing the “Education for All” program. The new concept of education proposed by UNESCO aims at transforming people’s lives and formulates the following sustainable development goal “To provide inclusive and equitable quality education and create lifelong learning opportunities for all. One strategy for achieving this goal is to use and develop information and communication technology (ICT) to strengthen education systems, knowledge dissemination, access to information, and quality and effective learning. The aim of the work is to increase the efficiency of students’ learning of geometrical and graphic disciplines by developing a pilot electronic course in LMS Moodle and special software implementing elements of individualization of the learning process. Materials and methods. Theoretical research methods included generalization of scientific and pedagogical literature on formation of spatial thinking. Empirical research methods included testing, interviewing, and questioning using Google forms. Mathematical methods of research included algorithmizing and programming. Python 3.9 language and PyCharm development environment were used for writing the trainer program. The OpenCV, Matplotlib and Keras libraries, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio and CAD Compass-3D were used to create methodological materials Results. The software simulator for developing spatial thinking of engineering students studying “Descriptive Geometry” discipline has been developed in three versions. Conclusion. The ideas about the level of spatial thinking of modern students are supplemented. The original programs for the implementation of the elements of individualization of the educational process in the discipline of “Descriptive geometry” and algorithms of its work were developed and introduced into the scientific turnover, as well as the proposed pedagogical conditions of their use. Practical significance lies in the creation of learning and teaching methods and program basic elements for the use of end-to-end digital technology in the learning process.

THE INTEGRATION OF CHESS AND MATHEMATICS AS A PREREQUISITE FOR ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

ABSTRACT 
 Numerous studies have proven that chess indicates a player's mental skills and ability to think. The goal of our study is to explore the process of learning chess in elementary school in the context of the integration of mathematics and chess, as well as to develop and offer methodological suggestions that will improve the efficiency of understanding mathematics. By solving non-standard "chess" problems in math classes and extracurricular math lessons, the link between chess and the development of spatial thinking can help to foster the development of a unique capacity to operate in the mind.

THE INTEGRATION OF CHESS AND MATHEMATICS AS A PREREQUISITE FOR ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

ABSTRACT 
 Numerous studies have proven that chess indicates a player's mental skills and ability to think. The goal of our study is to explore the process of learning chess in elementary school in the context of the integration of mathematics and chess, as well as to develop and offer methodological suggestions that will improve the efficiency of understanding mathematics. By solving non-standard "chess" problems in math classes and extracurricular math lessons, the link between chess and the development of spatial thinking can help to foster the development of a unique capacity to operate in the mind.

Начертательная геометрия и ее роль в истории технического образования в России

The theoretical basis for the execution of the drawing is laid in the study of descriptive geometry, which was created by the French scientist Gaspard Monge and introduced into the curriculum of the St. Petersburg Corps of Railway Engineers in 1809 by Karl Ivanovich Portier. General approaches to the construction of objects of three-dimensional space by the projection method remain unchanged. The introduction of computer technologies into the educational process does not replace the need to study the theoretical foundations of the projection process. Digitalization of the educational process for the study of descriptive geometry stimulates the development of spatial thinking - a necessary component of engineering training. The article examines the role of descriptive geometry in technical education in Russia, focuses on the methods of presentation of educational material, terminology and teaching methods which have been used in the study of the discipline since its introduction into the curriculum of technical areas of training and up until the present time.

How Geogames Can Support Geographical Education?

Knowledge of geography is one of the main elements in solving problems such as urbanization, socio-economic inequalities, disease, migration, natural disasters. It is also seen that importance is given to the acquisition of geographical skills in educational programs. The spatial thinking skill that provides geospatial information is a geographic skill needed in the analysis and interpretation of place. Geographical inquiry skill focuses on solving a problem in line with certain research processes. Geographic information systems are the basic spatial technology used in the development of spatial thinking and geographic inquiry skills. These three elements are effective tools for solving real-life problems and have become even more important today with the development of location-based mobile applications. It is believed that Geogames from digital games can be an effective new teaching technology in learning these elements within the framework of motivational sources and learning needs in the learning environments of generation Z, which was born into digital technology. Geogames are mobile, location-based, and location- aware games for devices such as smartphones and tablets. In the literature, some types of geogame can also be classified as serious game or pervasive game. Geogame is separated from these games by its focus on solving a spatial problem with its stakeholders, mainly using GIS technology, and is closely related to the science of geography. This review is intended to question how Geogames can support geographical education. For this purpose, Youplaceit! Geocaching on the Moon, Neocartographer, Ingress, OriGami, SimCity, Project Lily Pad, Minecraft-Urban Planning, and FindeVielfalt Simulation geogame applications have been studied in terms of current learning outcomes and features. According to the results, these games can be used in the teaching of physical and human geography topics such as environmental education, urban planning, space geography, tourism geography; can be effective in teaching map skills, spatial thinking, and geographic inquiry skills; can increase collaborative work and motivation. It has been determined that there is a need for research that will provide concrete data in this new academic discipline, and some research questions have been put forward for geography educators and researchers.

Development of spatial thinking in first year students of engineering specialties

The article considers issues of development of spatial thinking in students in the process of studying graphic disciplines. The relevance of the study is dictated by the specifics of competencies in the application of the laws of geometric formation of the future builder. The subject of the study is the formation of spatial thinking among engineering students through the study of the course of engineering and computer graphics. The peculiarity of the student's spatial thinking is manifested through the perception of reality, the ability to see the design result, the combination of actions and operations, as well as graphic visualization skills. The obtained results revealed the dependence of the conditions of reproduction of the form by students (reproductive knowledge) on their mastery of theoretical knowledge and acquired skills in performing images.

Effectiveness of Development of Spatial Thinking in Schoolchildren of Junior Classes by Application of Plane and Spatial Modeling of Geometric Figures in Didactic Games

Effectiveness of Development of Spatial Thinking in Schoolchildren of Junior Classes by Application of Plane and Spatial Modeling of Geometric Figures in Didactic Games