Features Of Distance Learning Research Articles

Implementation features of the physical education program for secondary school students in the distance education condition

Distance learning, also known as online learning or e- learning, is an educational method that utilizes technology to deliver instruction to students who are not physically present in a traditional classroom setting. This approach enables students to access educational content and interact with instructors from anywhere with an internet connection. Various tools, such as video lectures, discussion forums, and online assessments, facilitate the learning process. The growing popularity of distance learning is a global trend, especially in the context of modern technology and global changes such as the COVID-19 pandemic or war. Features of distance learning may be distinctive from different countries depending on the infrastructure, educational systems, cultural characteristics and other factors. The main distance learning features: flexibility and convenience; using modern technologies and societal trends; lack of physical presence; independence; assessment is usually based on tests, projects and other tasks that the student completes in an online environment; development of e-communication skills; the need for regular materials updating. Twenty-one boys and sixteen girls of the eighth class took part in the research. All secondary school students were classified in the main medical group. The developed methodology contributes to the realization of the strengths and knowledge acquired by students in the basic component, the formation values life, mastering the experience of self-organization, self-realization, self-control and helps in professional self-determination. Analyzed the implemented methodology supported by positive digital dynamics, come to an agreement that the methodology aimed at the implementation of the physical culture program has the right to exist at present.

Features of distance learning in medical education - Systematic review

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, higher educational institutions have moved from the usual mode of study to online learning. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the effectiveness of distance learning for students and teachers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data search was carried out in databases – PubMed, Google Scholar using the search strategy “distance learning”, “effectiveness of distance learning”, “online education”, “distance learning in medical education”, “feedback from students and teachers about distance learning”, “distance learning during COVID-19”. The screening study has found 174 records after removing duplicates. The qualitative synthesis included 15 studies. Analysis of the included studies was performed using the Risk of Bias Quality Assessment Tool for Cohort Studies and the Assessment Tool for case series and cross- sectional studies. Quantitative student performance data regarding distance learning is synthesized in 6 scientific publications using (structured questionnaire, FSHM (Fellowship in Secondary Hospital Medicine) program, online questionnaire, distance education perception scale). There were 3 studies which found that modular control of the distance learning has contributed to academic success of students and the effectiveness of exams (69.5%), compared to the paper version (68.81%). The other 3 studies describe the effectiveness of distance learning as a good way to gain theoretical knowledge. The following 5 studies describe students' preferences for distance learning, namely: flexibility of study time, improved quality of education, student motivation for online learning, safety of avoiding contact, and potential impact of infection. Among the shortcomings identified there are technological problems (poor Internet connection), a sense of isolation, increasing training load, technostress. The analysis of teachers’ feedback on the distance learning was performed in 4 studies. 61.1% of teachers are satisfied with online education, but 95.8% of researchers preferred face-to-face classes. According to this review, distance learning demonstrated a better impact on medical students' learning outcomes, ease of monitoring, flexibility of time and place, compared to traditional learning. In the presented results, the influencing factors of the selected studies are described, the positive and negative aspects of each research design are evaluated.

To the question of distance teaching practice of Master students of the educational program «Foreign language: two foreign languages»

The article is devoted to one of the topical issues in the field of methods of teaching foreign languages, namely the organization of teaching practice for Master students of the educational program “Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages” in the context of distance learning. The following aspects are considered in the article: the course of “Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages,” general provisions on the content of scientific and teaching practice for Master students of the educational program “Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages” in foreign and Kazakh universities. Having studied the available studies on the features of distance learning, namely the organization of teaching practice in a new format and based on empirical and theoretical research methods, the authors developed questions for the questionnaire, the purpose of which is to determine what difficulties both Master students and their mentors-teachers encountered in the process of teaching practice. Based on the data obtained, methodological recommendations were developed for the university to improve the conditions under which the passing of teaching practice would be qualitative and productive.

Interactive Teaching Methods as a Means of Developing Creative Activity of Instrumentalist Students in the Context of Distance Learning

The relevance of the problem is conditioned by the need to adapt musical art to the conditions of distance education. The paper highlights the main approaches to the implementation of interactive teaching methods for instrumentalist students as an effective means of developing creative activity in the context of distance education. In the context of a pandemic, learning is being transformed into a virtual environment, in particular, a remote way of conducting training sessions. This feature requires a separate pedagogical approach to the development of skills in mastering musical instruments. Therefore, the education process needs to be updated and modernised. The purpose of the study was to determine the methods of interactive teaching of instrumentalist students. Theoretical and methodological approaches to the use of interactive teaching methods are substantiated, in particular, the essence of interactive learning is determined, the features of distance learning are determined, and methods for studying the creative activity of instrumentalist students are highlighted. The concepts of interactivity and creativity are revealed. The features of distance learning are analysed, in particular, effective educational technologies and teaching methods are determined, and cloud technologies are identified as the most effective. The method of determining creativity was used to investigate the creativeness of instrumentalist students. The study results became the basis for the effective implementation of interactive learning methods in the process of organising distance learning with instrumentalist students. The practical significance lies in the identification of the most effective interactive methods of development of creativity and the conclusion of appropriate exercises. The expediency of using interactive methods based on the study by researchers as the most effective in the process of distance learning is also substantiated.

ОСНОВНІ ПЕРЕВАГИ ТА НЕДОЛІКИ ТЕХНОЛОГІЙ ТА ФОРМ ДИСТАНЦІЙНОГО НАВЧАННЯ ІНОЗЕМНІЙ МОВІ У ТЕХНІЧНОМУ ЗАКЛАДІ

The paper presents innovative forms and methods of distance learning in teaching a foreign language in technical universities. The advantages and disadvantages of forms and methods of distance learning are analyzed. Distance learning tools are increasingly being introduced into the education process. Therefore, the search for innovations in the development of methods and technologies for such activities is considered a priority. The article gives an example of the processing by scientists of innovative forms and methods of distance learning in teaching a foreign language in the following areas: increasing the intensity of classes; expansion of content; building individual trajectories for each student, taking into account his abilities and motivational value sphere of the personality; intensification of independent work of students. Among them: innovative information educational technologies, interactive teaching methods, the role of the teacher, who is the driver of innovative activity in a higher educational institution. The types of interaction between the student, teacher and educational materials are also considered. The features of the introduction of innovative and information technologies in the educational process of the university are determined, the main qualities and criteria for the technological effectiveness of the educational process in universities are characterized. The features of distance learning as a form of implementation of innovative and information technologies in the educational process of the university are studied and scientifically substantiated, methods and means of forming professional competencies are considered. It has been established that the main content of the activity of a higher educational institution should be the design of an innovative educational environment. It has been established that distance learning improves the quality of education through the use of the latest technologies and digital libraries.

Features of distance learning at the stage of basic general education

This article examines the features of the use of information technology at the stage of basic general education in a distance format. The aim of the study is to substantiate the advantages of introducing distance learning at the stage of basic general education. Particular attention is paid to the consideration of age-related physiological characteristics of pupils of this age period. The interests, motives, and goals of pupils in this age range are presented. The results of the study can be used both in practical pedagogical activities and in further research on the feasibility of using distance learning forms at the stage of basic general education.

DIDACTIC POSSIBILITIES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS OF UKRAINIAN

The article reveals the didactic possibilities of information technology in the training of future teachers of the Ukrainian language. Screen and sound means as a kind of information technologies and requirements for their use are singled out. Considerable attention is paid to the use of video film both in academic classes and in extracurricular activities; its functions are revealed. Didactic requirements to technical means of training are defined. The significance and specifics of mass media in the formation of worldview and critical thinking of future teachers of the Ukrainian language are revealed. The specifics of the use of printed mass media and the peculiarities of their use in Ukrainian language classes are determined. Attention is paid to the personal computer as one of the means of information technology. It has been compared with other media (film, television, press, video). The functions of the computer as a tool of cognitive activity and a means of learning are highlighted. Its advantages and disadvantages are revealed. The need for a flexible rational combination of computer and traditional teaching methods is noted. The advantages of multimedia, features of electronic educational programs, in particular electronic textbook, are characterized. Didactic criteria and functions of the electronic textbook are revealed. The difference between the electronic textbook and the traditional linear one has been established. Its significance for distance learning and features of distance learning via the Internet are proved. Active methods of distance learning as a means of computer-mediated communication are proposed: debates, modeling, role-playing games, discussion groups, brainstorming, forums, and project groups. The specifics of the use of information technology by Ukrainian language teachers in the educational process are determined.
 Keywords: didactic opportunities; information technologies; training; future teachers; Ukrainian language; electronic textbook; screen and sound means; media; Internet.

Development of mathematical giftedness in the conditions of distance learning

Background. The article examines the factors of the development of mathematical giftedness in the context of distance learning, depending on the choice of computer mathematical packages and digital platforms. Mathematical giftedness is considered as one of the types of special intellectual giftedness associated with mathematical thinking.The aim. To identify the links between the cognitive structures and types of the mathematical thinking that affect the development of mathematical giftedness, with the specifics of the use of digital resources in distance learning.Materials and methods. The analysis of the features of distance learning and its influence on the development of mathematical giftedness is performed; a comparative study of the relationship between the child’s productive informational activity and the implemented distance learning tools was carried out; methods of selection of digital resources, different in the presented forms and levels of activity of distance work, which contribute to the development of mathematical giftedness of students, have been investigated.Results. The following factors were assigned to the development of mathematical giftedness by means of digital resources: the formation of a child’s productive informational activity; implementation of innovative approaches to teaching; implementation of the methodology for the selection of digital resources. It was found that the implementation of mathematical abstractions by digital means of visualization improves the quality of assimilation of concepts, forms a stable interest in the subject, and contributes to the development of topological thinking. The work identifies specific psychological problems arising in the process of implementing distance learning mediated by computer technologies, the resolution of which affects the possibility of developing mathematical giftedness, in particular: the problems of emotional saturation and the construction of interpersonal relationships. As specific factors, contributing to the solution of these problems, the following are proposed, in particular: increasing motivation, designing group tasks, special systems of tasks, implemented according to the principle of engagement, the solution of which leads to competition and cooperation. The understanding of mathematical abstractions is facilitated by computer applications that implement technologies for rendering graphic components.Conclusions. Based on the analysis of cognitive structures and types of mathematical thinking, conclusions are drawn about the specifics of the use of digital resources in the process of distance learning, contributing to the effective development of student’s mathematical giftedness.

Features of Distance Learning in Higher Education Institutions in The Context of The Covid-19 Pandemic

The purpose of the research is to study the quality of distance learning. The paper identifies the main problems that arose during the transition to distance learning due to the epidemiological situation in 2020-2021 in the Russian Federation.Materials and methods. To obtain data, a survey was conducted among students of the Crimean Federal University named after V.I. Vernadsky. Because of testing the quality of distance learning, an array of 187 records was obtained. The data were processed in the IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0 program using descriptive statistics methods. The following methods were used in the work: analysis of methodological, pedagogical, psychological, scientific, technical and methodological literature on the research problem; private methods - classification, systematization, comparison, analysis and generalization of pedagogical experience, modeling of the content of education. 60.9% of women and 39.1% of men took part in the survey, among them the majority of full-time students (96.2%), less – extramural studies (2.7%) and composite study mode (1.1%). Among the levels of higher education: undergraduate students – 86.8%, graduate students – 10.4% and postgraduate students – 2.7%.Results. The study showed that half of the students of higher educational institutions have adapted to the new conditions of distance learning. Half of them have decreased learning motivation, only a quarter of the respondents are completely satisfied with the quality of the learning process, half note an increase in the workload. When evaluating the quality of software, students noted inconveniences in using the Moodle platform: problems of poor presentation of lectures, technical interruptions in the process of playing back the material, and the absence of valid hyperlinks. More than half of the students believe that they are provided with the necessary amount of material for independent study. When analyzing the degree of social activity, students noted a decrease in communication with classmates and the need for “live” communication with lecturers. More than half of the students note an increase in the level of general anxiety. In the choice of works that lecturers used more often in their classes, students note issuing of tasks for independent performance, placement of educational respondents, half faced difficulties in solving practical tasks without the help of a lecturer and did not always cope with a large amount of given information. Most of the problems in the initial stages of implementation were quickly resolved.Conclusion. Based on the study, it was found that the number of advantages of distance learning prevails over the number of disadvantages. The potential for using training in this format is at a high level, thus providing prospects for its use. However, the study also showed that further work is needed to improve feedback between lecturers and students in the face of declining non-verbal communication. The study proposes ways to eliminate the main difficulties faced by both students and lecturers during distance learning

The Use of Binary Online Lessons in the Context of Forming Critical Thinking in Future Journalists

The emphasis is placed on changes in the educational field of Ukraine and the importance of forming the competencies of future journalists. Features of the application of modern information technologies in distance learning are outlined. A review of scientific sources of Ukrainian and foreign scientists on the stated issues. The relevance of the introduction of integrated technologies in modern journalism education, which contributes to improving the training of future professionals, the formation of his competencies. Definitions of the concepts "integrated learning", "interdisciplinary approach", "team learning" are defined. The focus is on the need to use an integrated approach - binary classes to increase the level of cognitive activity and activity of higher education. The focus is on forming multi-qualification of the modern journalist working in convergent newsrooms. Means of practical training of students that significantly affect the formation of professional competencies are identified. The importance of media literacy and critical thinking for the training of future journalists has been updated. According to the results of an online survey of students, it was found that interactive teaching methods increase the level of critical thinking and form skills of verification of information as a program competence of future media professionals. Scientific approaches to understanding the concept of "binary class", the organization and methods of its implementation, the features of distance learning during the pandemic. The binary online lesson "Critical Thinking: Verification of Online Content" for students-journalists in the disciplines of journalism (photo and online journalism) on the Zoom platform is described. The skills and abilities necessary for the future mediator, which create a positive professional image and public authority, are generalized and classified. Summarized the application of new learning technologies for self-realization of students, the atmosphere of cooperation, increased responsibility of teachers for the results of their work. Vectors of further research of integrated interdisciplinary classes in the educational process are outlined.

Experience of using distance learning tools in ESP instruction at technical university: a case of Ukraine

The research was aimed to analyze students’ attitudes towards distance ESP learning in respect to its utility, attractiveness, accessibility, motivational potential, educational value and future prospects. For that purpose a survey of bachelor and master degree students of a technical university in Ukraine was used which focused on features of distance learning that were important for them as adult learners. The students’ positive estimation of remote ESP teaching with the use of MOOC, Zoom, Classtime and MyGrammarLab tools permitted us to conclude that this instruction mode can promote learning efficiency due to a number of its features: high accessibility, flexibility and convenience of learning, provision of opportunities for language acquisition, development of autonomous learning skills, preparation for future career, advancement in the use of technologies.

Цифровые платформы и IT-сервисы в образовании: применение в период локдауна

Information technologies, forms, methods, and means of the educational process during the pandemic are considered. Useful functions of digital platforms and IT-services used for conducting educational classes in the format of videoconferences are highlighted. A comparative analysis of video communication functions for the most popular technologies in education is made. The features of distance learning in Russia and abroad are disclosed.

Efficiency and problems of distance learning: Experience of Russia and Kazakhstan

The last decade has been marked by large-scale and rapid changes in education, taking place on the basis of modern infocommunication and digital technologies, new hardware and software, as well as teaching methods updated in accordance with this. The limited mobility of citizens due to the coronavirus pandemic further intensified these processes, when, even with a low readiness of educational institutions to switch to distance (electronic, remote) technologies, teachers and students had to quickly master these technologies and use them in practice. The resulting experience allows us to identify not only problematic, sometimes even negative, features of distance learning, but also to make sure of the undoubted advantages of these technologies. The article points out the need for a systematic analysis when deciding on the use of e-learning, taking into account both technical and methodological, as well as personnel readiness for the implementation of this technology.The article analyzes these problems using the example of teaching both technical and humanitarian disciplines. The experience of distance work is analyzed on the example of cooperation between the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (Russia) and the L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University (Kazakhstan), which in its practical activities purposefully invites foreign professors to deliver lectures, guide undergraduates, etc., including those based on distance technology. The data of an anonymous questionnaire survey of students of these universities are given, allowing to assess the effectiveness of the decisions made, as well as to clarify the existing problems.

Practice of Innovative Pedagogical Technologies in Education

This article is devoted to the problem of distance education, namely the use of information technology in higher education. This paper examines modern approaches to learning based on Internet technologies, presents the main factors that determine the need for the use of distance learning technology in the education system, and shows the advantages and disadvantages of distance education as an innovative form of learning. The article is devoted to the possibilities of expanding the potential of traditional distance education through Internet technologies, describes the grounds for their use and the advantages of using them, and reveals the essential characteristics and specific features of distance learning. The author considers both positive and negative aspects of distance learning and focuses on certain issues of the criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of distance education. There are two types of factors for the use of distance learning in the education system: external and internal factors.

Обучение латинскому языку дистанционно

Presented are features of the preparation of foreign students in the conditions of distance learning. It was taken into account that the economy, education, medicine, politics were filled with new content and technology of implementation, and at the same time there was a tendency of global competition between different countries. New trends in world development have increased the importance of a person’s intellectual resource. The article considers the formation of a new paradigm of the educational process in universities and changes in both the content and the technological component of the training process of future bachelors, masters and postgraduates in universities. The importance of introducing innovations in the educational process, including in the training of foreign students, was taken into account. Innovative changes in the educational sphere in the context of globalization, the impact of the pandemic on this process are considered. The experience of such training at the Saratov Agrarian University is analyzed. The forms of international cooperation in the conditions of this university are considered. The stages, forms and methods of distance learning of the Latin language for foreign students at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Food and Biotechnology are presented. The relevance of the problem has contributed to the fact that the question of the use of innovations, the features of distance education has found wide distribution in the modern theory and practice of teaching. In a number of universities of our country, a scientific direction related to the organization of international cooperation and the training of foreign students has become widespread. The theoretical significance of the proposed article is to reveal the features of distance learning of foreign students in the conditions of the university. The practical significance lies in the disclosure of the teaching methods of these students, in particular on the material of the Latin language.

DISTANCE LEARNING FROM THE STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

The features of distance learning from the student’s perspective, its positive and negative aspects are considered.

Information and Communication Technologies in Medical Education

During the COVID-19 epidemic, almost all countries of the world faced the problem of closing schools and universities by switching to 100% online education, which greatly affected education in general. Distance learning, which has only just begun to be in demand, has become the only way to guarantee continuity in learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This contribution is a brief review of the literature on the limitations and benefits of distance learning using information and communication technologies in medicine, in particular at the higher school level, with a focus on the experience and features of distance learning during the COVID-19 emergency in Uzbekistan.

Features of distance learning in the modern conditions of a Russian university: based on the materials of a survey of students

Introduction. Distance learning is a forced and extreme condition due to the spread of COVID-19. The higher school is looking for ways to improve the process of education for young people and opens up new opportunities for the transition to distance learning through the introduction of innovative technologies. The purpose of the study is to find out the pros and cons of distance learning, using the analysis of data obtained through a sociological survey of students. Materials and methods. The material of the research was the answers of 122 students of the Stupino branch of the Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University) from 1 to 3 courses of the full-time department by filling in Google forms. Results. 42.6% of teaching students positively assessed the importance of switching to the remote platform of the LMS MAI, although only a third of the respondents would like to study remotely next semester. Motivation and involvement in the learning process in the new environment is present in 44.3% of respondents, and 63.9 % of students believe that learning a foreign language at a distance makes it difficult to understand new material. In addition, 73.3% of respondents believe that humanities are easier to study remotely, as opposed to technical subjects. In the organization of the educational process through distance learning, 45.1% of the surveyed students discovered new opportunities to continue learning the language. It should be noted that a third of respondents (32.8%) believe that in the near future, higher education can be fully transferred to distance learning. The method of principal components revealed that the attitude of students to distance learning is not related to the motivation to learn. Conclusion. The drastic reformatting of the educational process with limited internal and external resources of the universities intensified their mobilization in an emergency implementation of distance learning technologies, but not in the systematic use of tools online training, require a much longer preparation time and testing on the students in order to develop a competitive and developing educational system, and natural is not always an orderly and systematic approach.

Means of Foreign Language Teaching during Covid-19 Pandemic in Ukraine

The article deals with the description and analysis of the most important methods of foreign language teaching. The authors describe teaching English in Ukraine during the global pandemic caused by the spread of coronavirus disease Covid-19 in early spring 2020. The study aims at reviewing the most important works of Ukrainian and foreign scholars. They describe the most modern methods of teaching English in higher educational institutions of Ukraine. The scholars pay particular attention to the description of the latest English teaching methods, which they use at Uzhhorod National University. The observation process allowed us to summarize information about the features of distance learning at Uzhhorod National University. Analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, abstraction generalization, and the descriptive method are applied. The study found out the educational process has been reformed in Ukrainian universities by European quality requirements for education: informatization-globalization of academic space, integration of functions in modern education, establishing Ukrainian universities cooperation with European and Eastern educational institutions in the field of education and research as well as changes in the educational process associated with the rapid spread of Covid-19, which forced the entire civilized world to seek new types of learning, new methods, and tools. During the pandemic, it is vital to provide personality-oriented education. This knowledge provides optimal conditions for the harmonious development of each student. Further research into the latest computer technologies for foreign language teaching may be a prospect.

Features Of Distance Learning In Professional Education

The article presents the main directions of development of the education system in the context of its further informatization. The tasks of the open education system and modern technologies of distance learning are considered. The properties of educational materials intended for the implementation of such training are listed. The strategy for designing online courses is summarized. Some problems arising in the implementation of distance learning are indicated.