General Professional Competencies Research Articles

FORMATİON OF STUDENTS' COMPETENCİES İN THE FİELD OF REGİONAL STUDİES

The training of specialists in regional studies with professional knowledge is one of the urgent issues. The formation of general cultural and professional competencies for successful working life among graduates of the specialty of regional studies is considered one of the main directions of the educational process. The use of various teaching methods contributes to a more effective achievement of goals and objectives, the formation of necessary competencies.

Взаимосвязь инновационных и классических методик профессиональной направленности обучения физике в техническом вузе

The introduction of two forms of conducting a laboratory workshop in physics for students for engineering and technology studies in the sphere of marine heat and power engineering, electrical equipment and automation means is considered to the process of studying at the Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education “Astrakhan State Technical University”. The possibility of developing students' working skills in natural conditions with industrial devices and an engineering approach taking into account the multifactorial conditions of the experiment as an independent work in the framework of the workshop of technical creativity Applied Physics organized at the Department of General Engineering Disciplines and Ground Transport is shown. The formation of the professional orientation of interdisciplinary connections of students of the specialty Thermal Power Engineering and Heat Engineering is illustrated by the example of the development of the laboratory work Determination of the specific heat capacity of metals. The advantages of virtual laboratory work and the possibility of their use on the educational portal of the “Astrakhan State Technical University”, built on the Moodle virtual learning environment, are examined. An example of creating a virtual laboratory work Studying the law of conservation of momentum is considered. It is theoretically proved that the introduction of these types of work into the educational process in physics contributes to the optimally effective formation of general professional competencies and the professional orientation of students' education. The importance of introducing these types of laboratory work into the educational process of physics at the university for the development of students' analytical abilities, creativity and innovation, which is a prerequisite for studying of modern engineers in demand in the labor market in a rapidly changing world, is shown.

INTEGRATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN THE PROCESS OF FORMING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF FUTURE TEACHERS

The effectiveness of forming the competitiveness of future teachers is ensured through the integration of educational and scientific research activities of students, embedded in the content of professional training. The article's purpose: to characterise the peculiarities of the integration of educational-scientific research activities in the process of forming the competitiveness of future teachers in higher education. Research methods: analysis and synthesis, comparison, systematization (to clarify key research concepts), and generalization (to form authors` conclusions). The concept of a teacher's competitiveness is considered as an integrative professionally significant quality of a specialist, which ensures the demand in the teaching labor market due to the realization of competitive advantages that reflect a high level of formation of general cultural and professional competencies and personal characteristics. The components of a teacher's competitiveness are: fundamental professional training, motivation for professional activity, positive value and moral attitudes of an individual, communication skills, organizational and leadership skills, the ability to work in a team, mobility, perseverance, initiative, responsibility, the presence of creative potential, innovative competence, purposefulness, the ability to plan a professional and life career, orientation towards self-development, self-improvement and self-realization, stress resistance, the ability to overcome difficulties, the desire for success, etc. The effectiveness of future teachers competitiveness formation is ensured through the integration of educational-scientific research activities, provided by the principles: unification and coordination of the efforts and interests of scientists and departments of the university with all interested persons and scientific structures; ensuring cathedral autonomy; formation of a connection between scientific and research activities with the future profession and requests of real practice; expansion of international cooperation.

THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AS A FACTOR IN OPTIMIZING THE TRAINING OF A CREATIVE TEACHER IN A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION

THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AS A FACTOR IN OPTIMIZING THE TRAINING OF A CREATIVE TEACHER IN A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION

DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN COMPETENCIES OF FUTURE CIVIL ENGINEERS AS A SUBJECT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL RESEARCH

The article analyzes scientific sources on the problem of developing project competencies of future civil engineers. Methods of research applied: the study of scientific research on the development of project competencies ‒ to identify the spectrum and interdisciplinary nature of the problem; abstraction, systematization and grouping ‒ to identify approaches to studying the problem of development of project competencies of future civil engineers and its relevance; theoretical analysis and generalization of data from scientific and methodological literature regarding the study of the scientific fund; inductive-deductive methods and the method of generalization ‒ to determine the essence of concepts regarding the competence approach and the structure of project competencies of future civil engineers; prognostic - to determine the prospects of studying a given problem; generalization - to formulate conclusions. The issue of the development of project competencies is multifaceted, in particular, there were determined directions of analysis of bibliographic sources, including the influence of global trends on the development of engineering education and the formation of general cultural and professional competencies of future civil engineers; historical and pedagogical aspects of the development of engineering education and the development of project competencies of future civil engineers; competence approach in the development of professional and personal qualities of a specialist; the role of information and communication technologies in ensuring the quality of engineering education. We concluded that the development of project competencies is an actual problem of our time and scientific research, which is aimed at the formation of a specialist not only for the performance of professional functions but also subject of professional activity, responsible for the results of activities, aware of goals, able to make decisions independently, striving for self-development and self-improvement in the professional field.

Disaster literacy in disaster emergency response: a national qualitative study among nurses

BackgroundAs the largest group of healthcare professionals, nurses play an indispensable and crucial role in disaster response. The enhancement of nurses’ disaster literacy is imperative for effective disaster emergency management. However, there is currently a lack of knowledge regarding nurses’ disaster literacy. This study represents the first attempt to explore the key components and characteristics of disaster literacy among nurses.MethodsA qualitative descriptive design was employed, and the reporting followed the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) guidelines (refer to File S1). The purposive sampling method was utilized. Thirty-one rescue nurses from 31 medical institutions across 25 provinces and regions in China were recruited to participate in the study. The respondents were requested to share their experiences and insights regarding disaster rescue operations. Inductive content analysis was employed for data examination.ResultsThe results indicated that rescue nurses universally recognized that there was a pressing need to enhance the level of disaster literacy among nurses. The disaster literacy of nurses encompasses nine dimensions: physical and mental quality, disaster rescue general knowledge, professional and technical competence, professional ethics, teamwork, emotional ability, information literacy, leadership, and knowledge transformation.ConclusionsTo ensure national sustainability, government departments, healthcare organizations, and hospital administrators can accurately evaluate the disaster literacy of individual clinical nurses, groups, and the workforce as a whole through nine dimensions, which also can provide evidence to support the development of precision strategies to strengthen the disaster literacy of nurses.

A systematic approach at the development and assessment of functional literacy of the students of professional educational organizations: regional aspect

Functional literacy as a pedagogical category is considered in the context of its development in the system of secondary vocational education. It is known that for the successful development of the personal characteristics of students, the teacher needs a deep understanding of its essence and context. In this article, a description of the process of development and evaluation of functional literacy of students of professional educational organizations is presented, based on a systematic approach, which is considered as a methodological basis for the development and functioning of the process of developing functional literacy among students of vocational schools. The experience of professional development of vocational education teachers for the implementation of a systematic approach is also presented. The emphasis is on the development of general professional competencies, which are based on the key components of functional literacy and are related to the characteristics of the future activities of students of secondary vocational education. The content of the educational community work in the Samara region in the field of functional literacy at the secondary school level, described by the author, reflects the stages of the process, regional specifics, features of the professional development of secondary school teachers and the implementation of the principles of a systematic approach (integrity, hierarchy, planning, dynamism, adaptability and structuring) in the formation and assessment of functional literacy of students of professional educational organizations.

LMS Moodle as Seen through the Eyes of Students: Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Educational Environment

The Moodle learning management system has been successfully implemented in a variety of training courses for distance or blended learning in the educational system of higher education institutions. The study presents the results devoted to the analysis of the use of the virtual educational environment Moodle in the educational process of Baikal State University. The main purpose of the article is to consider the possibilities of the Moodle learning management system from the point of view of students enrolled in bachelor's and specialist programs in full-time format, followed by the development of recommendations to improve the quality of courses creation. The research methodology is based on the statistical analysis of the data (quantitative and qualitative) obtained as a result of the survey (empirical method). The novelty of the work lies in an attempt to look at the problem from the prospective of the end user and the electronic educational environment user, in this case, the student. Anticipating the start of the development of electronic courses that form general professional competencies at Baikal State University, the relevance of the research is beyond doubt, and its results can be useful to a wide range of e-courses creators. As a part of the survey, students evaluated their computer skills, selected the key functions of LMS Moodle that they needed to study at a university, evaluated the pros and cons of this tool and chose the preferred type of training. Conclusions were drawn about the expediency of introducing a hybrid learning model using LMS Moodle, combining various forms of distance and face-to-face learning.

Организационно-педагогические условия формирования общепрофессиональных компетенций будущего педагога в процессе освоения дополнительных образовательных программ

The article considers the organisational and pedagogical conditions of formation of general professional competences of a future teacher in the process of mastering additional educational programmes. The author reveals the essence and content of the conditions through the formation of motivational interest in students, ensuring the integration of basic and additional educational programmes, early involvement of students in pedagogical activities. The solution of the problem of formation of general professional competences of the future teacher is considered possible within the framework of implementation of quasi-professional approach in training, which is integrated in the educational environment of the university as a set of methods and techniques of training, forms, means aimed at the formation of pre-professional mobility of students. This approach is possible through the integration of additional courses (electives, studios, creative workshops, clubs, etc.), the introduction of interactive methods, group training and research activities, practices with different purposes as a foundation for laying the basic general professional competences of future teachers. Pedagogical conditions are a necessary component of the process of professional training of students. They should be taken into account in the organisation of the pedagogical process, which will further ensure a high level of adaptation to professional activity.

Предметно-языковое интегрированное обучение английскому языку студентов энергетических направлений подготовки

The aim of the research is to assess the effectiveness of the developed integrated course of a foreign language and physics aimed at enhancing communicative and general professional competencies among energy field students with a basic level of English proficiency. The article sequentially describes the outcomes of integrating the foreign language and physics course into the educational process for energy field students, including statistical data analysis of experimental teaching and provides examples of tasks. The research novelty lies in the development of a fundamentally new concept of teaching professionally-oriented foreign language at the university, wherein students not only learn terminology related to their future specialization and work with professionally-oriented texts but study technical disciplines in English based on the knowledge system and patterns of these disciplines. In other words, the content of the professionally-oriented foreign language course consists of modules from the physics and technical discipline block. It should be noted that the same topics and modules are simultaneously studied in Russian and during the physics course. The research establishes that with a proper synchronization of educational materials from different blocks of the curriculum, a high level of student competence in solving professional communicative tasks in a foreign language can be achieved.

Development and evaluation of the effectiveness of the educational and methodological complex of the module «Features of dental care for patients with concomitant diseases» of the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education in the specialty 31.05.03

Order No. 984 of August 20, 2020 of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation approved the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education – a specialty in the specialty 31.05.03 «Dentistry», programs are developed and approved by the organization independently with the formation of requirements for the results of its development in the form of universal, general professional and professional competencies of graduates. At the Department of Pain Management in Dentistry of Moscow State Medical University named after. A. I. Evdokimov developed the program «Features of providing dental care to patients with concomitant diseases» and an educational and methodological complex consisting of a textbook (monograph), a course of video lectures, an educational and methodological manual (workbook) for self-preparation of students for classes. In order to control the acquired knowledge, a bank of test tasks and situational tasks was created. An analysis of the performance of 1,306 students of the Faculty of Dentistry, who studied in the 9th semester, demonstrated the high efficiency of the developed program and educational and methodological complex.

The studying of public health and health care as obligatory component of program of residency training

The article considers the teaching of the discipline "Public Health and Health Care" to residents of all specialties. For analyzing attitude of residents to studying the discipline "Public Health and Health Care", as well as improvement of training physicians at the stage of residency and their full mastery of necessary competencies, survey was carried out on sampling of 424 residents of the second (graduate) year of training. The number of questions were formulated to be included into questionnaire to obtain data about respondents (age, gender, region of study, citizenship, experience of working at medical position) and to identify their attitude to the study of the discipline "Public Health and Health Care" " in residency (sections of program as practically applicable, assessment of form of teaching the discipline and use of educational technologies, including remote and digital learning, choice of universal and general professional competencies). The majority of residents (65.1%) plan to be engaged not only in direct clinical activities in the future, but also to undergo additional training in health care management and work in positions related to organizational managerial activities from position of head of department to of head of medical organizations and administration of regional health care services.

TECHNOLOGY OF FORMING THE FUTURE PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

Purpose. The requirements for training teachers for the general education system in the Russian Federation are defined by the Federal State Educational Standard for Higher Education in the field of "Pedagogical Education". The standard document defines universal and general professional competencies that are mandatory for all education (preschool, primary, basic general education and others). Professional competencies are defined on the basis of the professional standard "Teacher", specifically for each field and type of professional activity. The subject of the analysis is the search for an approach to forming the future primary school teachers' professional competencies. The main purpose of the article is to describe the technology of forming the future primary school teachers' professional competencies within a specific academic discipline. Methods. The research is based on a regulatory documents review, psychological and pedagogical literature analysis, and educational process examination. Results. The article presents the experience in organizing the study of a particular discipline. The discipline provides emotional and personal immersion of the future teachers into the professional activity and practical skills development. The author describes the ways to implement and apply effective teaching methods when organizing various types of classes in higher education institution. Practical application of the results. The findings are of direct practical relevance as can be useful for organizing the educational process in higher educational institutions in terms of the successful completion of basic educational programs and programs of additional education (specifically, retraining).

Formation of professional competence of future bachelors in the specialty physical culture and sport in the process of teaching the discipline “Culture of personal health”

The authors of the article emphasize that in the modern period the problem of forming the professional competence of future bachelors capable of thinking creatively is a major challenge, to model the educational process, to be a generator and implementer of ideas, to introduce new technologies in the process of teaching and learning is relevant. Pedagogical science is currently searching for new approaches to teaching that would provide high theoretical and practical training, contributed to the orientation of the educational process towards the individual, creating favorable conditions for each student to achieve the level of knowledge possible and necessary for him/her. The article defines the concept of "professional competence" as an integrative formation based on key, general professional and professional competencies. Professional competence is a basic and system-forming concept and is considered as a system of knowledge, skills, abilities and personal qualities that correspond to the content of professional activity, and involves: a person's awareness of his or her aspirations for activity, needs, interests, desires and value orientations; motive for activity, understanding of his or her social role; self-assessment of personal qualities and properties as a future specialist (professional knowledge, skills, abilities); self-assessment of personal qualities as a future specialist; regulation of his or her professional development.
 It is indicated that in order to modernize the educational process and to form the professional competence of future specialists at the Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University, it was proposed to introduce a compulsory integrated discipline "Culture of Personal Health" as part of the cycle of general training for all bachelor's degree programs. The formation of professional competence of future bachelors, providing them with knowledge, skills and abilities is the result of the integration of all forms of educational activities.
 It is noted that personal experience shows that in order to form the professional competence of future bachelors in the specialty physical culture and sport (human health and physical recreation) in the process of teaching the discipline ‘Culture of Personal Health’ it is necessary to create a combined educational environment in which the participants of the educational process will feel more comfortable; can become active participants in the educational process. It is important to stimulate the habit of self- study and search for new information in any way possible; to develop skills that provide the ability to continue to improve their professional level on their own.

Terminological Competence in Teaching Kyrgyz as a Second Language

In modern education, according to the competency-based approach, new requirements are imposed on university graduates, which are reflected in a certain set of universal, general professional and professional competencies. As is known, the set of competencies represents competence, which, in turn, is also divided into various types. This article discusses the formation and development of terminological competence of a Kyrgyz language teacher who teaches the language as a second language. It is obvious that for a successful professional activity of a teacher, it is necessary to possess not only the skills and abilities of the main subject, that is, the Kyrgyz language, but also the methods of teaching a related language. For future full-fledged teaching activities when studying methods of teaching foreign languages, it is necessary to pay special attention to the formation and development of terminological competence. Terminological competence here means not only knowledge of the conceptual and categorical apparatus of foreign language teaching methods and the ability to apply terms in practice, but also the ability to take into account the dynamics of the terminology system in connection with the emergence of new approaches and, accordingly, new terms, changes in the meanings of basic terms, and analyze them and apply in teaching activities in order to effectively solve professional problems. Important in this regard are the issues of monitoring the formation of the teacher’s terminological competence. The article, based on a level system for monitoring the formation of terminological competence developed by domestic methodologists, consisting of three components (subject-cognitive, intellectual-reflective, communicative-linguistic), offers sample tasks for assessing the level of formation of terminological competence of a Kyrgyz language teacher, who teaching as a second language.

Human Resources in the Structure of the Reintegrative Educational Environment of the University

The article examines the peculiarities of implementation of integration activities with military personnel and members of their families in the conditions of educational resources of the university. The results of a practical study implemented in the form of a survey of pedagogical workers, who are the personnel resource of the project “Retraining and social adaptation of military personnel, veterans and members of their families in Ukraine. Integration of the model of the project “Norway — Ukraine” into the state system” based on Chernihiv Polytechnic National University, are presented and the project participants themselves. In the presented results of the study, attention is focused on the general human and professional competencies of teachers involved in reintegration activities with a certain social category. The purpose of the article is to create a competency profile of educational workers as the main reintegration resource in working with former military personnel and veterans within the framework of reintegration work in the educational environment of the university. The main tasks of the research were aimed at actualizing the problem of selection of specialists involved in the process of reintegration of military personnel, veterans and their family members in the conditions of an educational environment. The conclusions confirm that work on the reintegration of servicemen in the direction of their professional retraining requires teachers to have key professional and general human competencies, the significance of these competencies is not the same and is determined by the characteristics of the social group in relation to which the reintegration program is implemented. The novelty of the research lies in the study of the possibilities of social reintegration of military personnel precisely in the plane of the educational environment of the university. The practical significance of the study lies in the creation of a competence characteristic of representatives of the university’s pedagogical community, as the main reintegration resource in working with military personnel

Use of artificial intelligence methods to assess competencies during testing

According to modern standards of higher education (FSES 3++), teaching is aimed at developing a set of universal, general professional, and professional competencies in a graduate. In this regard, the problem of assessing the level of their formation arises. Since competence is a multidisciplinary concept, its assessment requires designing a task that simulates a real situation, which may require complex knowledge and skills related to different areas of knowledge. One of the modern tools for current and final control is computer testing. In this case, during one testing session, it is desirable to evaluate several competencies at once with a limited number of tasks. The task is relevant, because in the currently used classical one-dimensional one-, two- and three-parameter Rasch—Birnbaum models, it is assumed that all tasks in the test belong to the same area of knowledge.The purpose of the article is to propose a methodology for the intellectual assessment of several competencies based on the results of one testing session, based on the modification of the Bayes algorithm, in which the choice of the next task is carried out as a result of analyzing the entropy (uncertainty) of the subject’s attribution to typical combinations (patterns) of preparedness levels for different competencies.An original technique for regularizing the Bayes algorithm based on the assessment of the change in the entropy of the probability distribution over patterns and the Kullback—Leibler divergence has been developed, which makes it possible to identify the moment when the student gives an answer that does not correspond to what is expected from them, based on the analysis of previous answers. The proposed technique not only increases the stability of the Bayes algorithm for measuring the probability of a student belonging to a given pattern by slightly increasing the required number of tasks but also allows to model the actions of an examiner in the process of competencies assessment. In general, the developed approach makes it possible to objectively assess the levels of formation of several competencies based on the results of single test.

Формирование общепрофессиональных компетенций у бакалавров педагогического образования в процессе освоения дополнительных образовательных программ

The emergence of new public policy priorities in the field of education changes the role of lifelong education in the system of socialization of the individual, as well as the nature of interaction between various subjects within the educational process and beyond. To increase competitiveness in the labor market, students of higher educational institutions need to be prepared to quickly master new knowledge and skills to meet the requirements of professional activity in the labor market. One of the forms of obtaining specific knowledge and skills for students in parallel with higher education is additional education. The purpose of the study is to analyze the pedagogical conditions for the formation of general professional competencies among bachelors of pedagogical education using additional education programs. Materials and methods of research. The research materials are the methodologically based on a scientific review of research approaches developed in domestic pedagogy in the field of improving the system of training generalist specialists in the development of additional education programs. The research methods are the study and analysis of scientific and methodological literary sources, as well as questioning of students. Research results. At the Chuvash State Pedagogical University named after I.Ya. Yakovlev Center for Continuing Education. To determine the possibility of additional professional education, a study was conducted among students of this university in order to identify their awareness of the possibilities of mastering additional education programs. The results of the survey, according to which many students plan to undergo additional education in standard programs, 20% plan to receive certificates or certificates in a whole range of programs. Conclusions. The system of additional education adapts future teachers to the specifics of modern socio-economic conditions, high demands from the labor market and, ultimately, forms a highly qualified specialist with a wide profile, capable of a continuous process of self-improvement in the process of professional activity.

Development of Philosophical and Methodological Aspects of Theoretical Biology in the Study of Discipline “Cytology” at Pedagogical University

The article highlights the issues related to the development of philosophical and methodological aspects in teaching the discipline Cytology in Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University. The role of philosophy in the study of some sections of this discipline is consistently revealed from the standpoint of existing ideas about the fundamental laws of theoretical biology. The authors evaluate of the substantive part of some issues of Cytology as a science. The development of principles of integrity of the organic world, as well as structural and functional organization of the living and the format of their interaction in a single system are discussed from the standpoint of dialectics. From the point of view of philosophy, the problem of the origin of the cell and the process of transformation of the inanimate into the living is touched upon. It is suggested an approach of teaching biological science disciplines in the format of studying contradictions, comparing different ideas, theories and hypotheses significantly expand the field of knowledge of the universe and is aimed at the formation of students’ general professional and professional competencies.

Factors of professional socialization of students (on the example of Altai State University)

Currently, Russian society is faced with a number of political, social and economic challenges and difficulties, which in one way or another has changed all spheres of people's life. Students, student socialization and self-determination аre no exception. The formation of new vectors of the development of modern education and the exit from the Bologna process changed the habitual life of the student, shifted their professional socialization. As a result, a new image of student is formed, which has a qualitatively different way of developing both general cultural and professional competencies. One of the clearest examples of such changes is the mass secondary employment of students literally from the 1st year of study at the university. Moreover, studying at a university is directly related to the further self-determination of an individual, the search for his own life path, but the crisis realities complicate such a search, as a result, the old motivational components of studying at a university turn out to be ineffective. A graduate of a modern university will have to face contradictions between the demands of the labor market and the market of educational services. It is quite possible that a person cannot get a job in his specialty, but this state of affairs is not considered something new and surprising, therefore, modern professional socialization of a student should work on this aspect. Thus, the young specialist is ready for almost any challenges of the labor market, social reality in general.