Herzen State Pedagogical University Research Articles

Features of the use of digital technologies when teaching the Russian language to foreign citizens in Russian universities

Introduction. Currently, the education system around the world is undergoing a number of changes due to the active development of distance and digital learning technologies: learning is becoming more individualized, flexible, dynamic, and most importantly, technologically advanced. In these conditions, it seems necessary to rethink the role and specifics of using digital technologies when teaching Russian to foreign students. Materials and methods. The study involved 60 teachers of Russian as a foreign language aged from 25 to 67 years old, working at various universities in Russia: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg Mining University, Herzen State Pedagogical University, etc. The following methods were used: questionnaire method, comparative analysis, statistical method, systematization method, as well as a method of graphical presentation of data. Research results. The survey revealed that the majority of Russian as a foreign language teachers (78%) consider the digitalization of higher education to be a positive phenomenon, and 60% of respondents currently conduct their classes in a mixed mode. The most common digital tools used are basic computer programs (96%), instant messengers/email (85%), Internet resources (84%), platforms for conducting distance learning (81%) etc. The vast majority of respondents (95%) made changes to the process of teaching Russian language, taking into account the experience of the distance mode: they began to use the latest teaching methods, digital resources etc. 32% of survey participants believe that the use of electronic technologies is most relevant at the stage of skill building; speaking about teaching various types of speech activity and aspects of language, 80% of teachers noted that the use of electronic technologies is most appropriate when teaching listening and vocabulary. The majority of respondents believe that the use of digital technologies makes it possible to optimize control over the mastering of educational material. Conclusion. The obtained research results made it possible to identify and describe the most important aspects of the digitalization of higher education in the field of methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language, as well as to determine the prospects for further methodological study of the use of digital technologies in Russian as a foreign language classes.

Организация наставничества при реализации программы «Орлята России»

The article presents the results of the discussion of the problem of development of children’s movement in the context of the all-Russian program “Orlyata Rossii”, which took place within the framework of the All-Russian scientific and practical conference “Development of children’s movement in modern Russia” on May 29, 2024. Teachers of the A.I. Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, representatives of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the All-Russian Children’s Center “Orlyonok” exchanged experience in implementing the program for primary school students “Orlyata Rossii”, as well as organizing mentoring with younger students to develop their social activity. The most significant areas of work of the conference sectional platforms are highlighted, a discussion format for the discussion on the organization of mentoring and work with students of psychological and pedagogical classes is considered and proposed.

CONTENTS OF TRAINING IN CONSTRUCTING CONTROLLED QUANTUM GATES

The article makes a selection and subsequent structuring of the content of training in the construction of controlled quantum gates using twelve decompositions of single-qubit quantum gates (Z-Y, Z-X, X-Y, Y-Z, X-Z, Y-X; Z-Y-X, Z-X-Y, X-Y-Z, X-Z-Y, Y-X-Z, Y-Z-X) used in the process of teaching the section “Quantum Computing and Programming in the QCL Language” of the training course “Applied Programming in High-Level Languages” to students of the Institute of Information Technology and Technological Education (3rd year, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia).

Актуальные проблемы исследования философии Н.Н. Страхова (материалы «круглого стола»)

In 2023, we celebrated 195 years since the birth of the Russian philosopher, lite­rary critic, publicist, and translator Nikolay Nikolayevich Strakhov (1828–1896). As part of the international scientific conference “XII Readings in Memory of N.N. Strakhov. The Legacy of N.N. Strakhov in Interdisciplinary Contexts: Philosophy, Anthropology, Science” (Herzen State Pedagogical University of Rus­sia, National Research University “BelSU”, October 26 – November 1, 2023), initiated by the participants of the project supported by the Russian Science Foundation grant No. 23-28-01844 “Archive of the N.N. Strakhov Era: Exi­stential Contexts and Interdisciplinary Intersections”, a round table discussion on “Current Problems of Contemporary Strakhov Studies” was held. This event was dedicated to the memory of the writer, translator, and researcher of N.N. Strakhov’s works and his milieu, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sci­ences N.P. Ilyin (1947–2023), and the renowned philologist, specialist in the study and publication of the works of V.V. Rozanov and his era, Doctor of Philological Sciences A.N. Nikolyukin (1928–2023). The participants in the discussion, lead­ing specialists in the history of Russian philosophy, reflected on the signifi­cance of the philosophical and scientific-humanitarian research and publications of N.P. Ilyin and A.N. Nikolyukin, and outlined future directions for studying N.N. Strakhov’s works in the context of contemporary problems of epistemology and the methodology of science, the history of philosophy and cultural philoso­phy, philosophical anthropology, and pedagogy

Peculiarities of preschool children’s usage of digital gadgets determined by adults

Introduction. The study raises the problem of preschool children’s actions with gadgets and the mediation of this behavior by parents. The use of various gadgets by preschool children is a widespread practice. It is known that the effectiveness of a preschool child’s cognitive activity is largely determined by adult involvement. There is still no sufficient basis to conclude how effectively parents can use the gadget when interacting with their child. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to analyze what exactly 4-6 year-old-children do when they receive a gadget and how this activity is controlled by adults. Materials and Methods. A semi-structured interview with preschoolers was conducted in a psychologist’s office in a kindergarten. The psychologist had a list of compulsory questions, but if necessary, clarifying questions were asked so that the child’s answer was as complete as possible. The sample included 69 children aged between 5 and 7 years attending kindergartens in St. Petersburg. Informed consents were obtained from their parents. The ethical committee of the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia (IRB 00011060 Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia IRB#1) approved the study (protocol No. 24 dated November 27, 2023). The interview included questions related to the child's use of gadgets at home. Children explained what gadgets they use, how long they can do it, what they do when they receive a gadget, under what conditions this happens (the child uses a gadget alone / the adult comes up from time to time/ the adult is constantly with the child at this moment/ an adult discusses with the child what he/she was doing with the gadget). Results. The main result is that, having received the gadget, the vast majority of children are left alone with it. When the usage time is over, adults do not discuss the content of this activity. If something scares a child while playing or watching video content on YouTube, he/she does not tell the adult about it because he/she is afraid that he/she will no longer receive the gadget. Conclusions. When most parents offer their child a gadget, they do not use its potential for communication with the child and joint cognitive activity. The gadget allows the parent to get time for their needs in socially acceptable conditions.

Studying the peculiarities of the universities students’ motivation for research activities

Introduction. The article substantiates the need for up-to-date knowledge about the state and possibilities of university students’ research activities, taking into account the necessity to increase the importance of such activities for education and personal development of future professionals in the field of science. The purpose of the article is to present the research results (2023) reflecting the problems of involving students into research activities and ways of solving these problems, as well as the results of investigating students’ motivation at the Herzen State Pedagogical University in Russia. The innovative model of preparing highly qualified scientific and academic staff is characterized. Materials and Methods. The research methodology is based on the ideas of a personality-centered approach. Theoretical and practical methods of scientific research were applied: theoretical analysis, synthesis, classification; the online questionnaire, which revealed various aspects of students’ motivation to participation in research activities, and mathematical methods of data processing. Results. The authors presented three groups of results: - the review and analysis of studies conducted in the 2000s by Russian and international researchers on various aspects of engaging university students in research activities; - the review of current research investigations conducted in Russian universities, reflecting practice of improving university students’ research activities in various regions of the country; - the results of the study conducted in 2023 at the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia - a survey of students majoring in the following fields: Education (Education science); Psychology (psychological sciences); Psychology and Education which reflect the key positions of organizing students’ research: the engagement of students in educational activities; motivation for research activities; satisfaction with research experience; the degree of participation in the student research society; self-assessment of the research skills; assessment of existing conditions for research activities and accessibility to them at the university. Conclusions. Students will choose research activities as a basis for their professional formation if research is considered to be a leading activity in the higher educational institution; where external and internal motives of involving students in research are taken into account and regulatory and research support of students in their scientific self-determination is manifested. One of the possible forms of creating such conditions is the model of a joint master’s and doctoral-level degree program.

Web 2.0 Technologies in Times of Pandemic COVID-19

This study substantiates the feasibility of implementing Web 2.0 services in practical educational activities and classifies the main types of Web 2.0 services adaptive to educational goals. A survey of 58 teachers from the First Moscow State Medical University, Kuban State Technological University, the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, and Yelabuga Institute of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University was conducted; their pedagogical experiences interacting with Web 2.0 services were considered in order to provide effective technological support for educational interactions in the context of distance learning in the era of COVID-19. The survey results showed that the most popular Web 2.0 services teachers use in distance learning include social networking services and virtual meeting and conference services. The study confirmed that using Web 2.0 services in educational processes can ensure high-quality digital pedagogy.

Department of Russian Language at Herzen University (1918–2024)

The article highlights the main stages of history and the current state of studying and teaching the Russian language at one of the oldest departments of the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia. In 2018, the department celebrated its 100th anniversary. When the Philological Faculty was emerged at the Herzen Institute, the best academic traditions of Russian studies and philology of the early 20th century intersected there, and it determined the prospects for scholarly research of the Russian Language Department for a long time. The history of the Russian language and Slavic studies, dialectology and lexicography became the main scholarly directions of the department, where outstanding linguists and lexicographers of the 20th century worked: B. A. Larin, L. P. Yakubinsky, N. P. Grinkova, F. P. Filin, V. I. Kodukhov, A. P. Evgenieva, S. G. Ilyenko, A. V. Bondarko, V. D. Chernyak and others. In the 1970s scholarly problem groups were organized, which determined the main directions of work of the department for a half a century: syntax, functional lexicology, functional grammar, the language of fiction, general theory of language. In the 1990s, the activities of the department were reformatted for the following reasons: the structure of higher education in the country and the linguistic paradigm had changed, and the faculty of the department was renewed. In the 21st century all the best traditions of the Russian language department were preserved and developed. Now we can distinguish three main areas of scholarly activity of the team: rhetoric and speech culture, syntax and text theory, lexicography.

Review of:] Nadirov I.I. Jahiliyya and Islam: Studies in Demonology. St. Petersburg: The Herzen State Pedagogical University, 2021. (Religions of the World). 440 p

A couple of years ago, the publishing house of Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia published a monograph by Ilnur Nadirov devoted to Arab demonology. The topics touched upon in it were partly considered in the author's previous books. Despite its volume and the extreme demand for the mentioned topic among Russian-speaking readers, the work has not attracted due attention.

Трансдисциплинарный подход к изучению музыкальных явлений: теория информации и её воздействие на различные области музыкознания

At the present time, the application of mathematical methods in musicology, as well as the examination of the entailing facts of indeterminacy in the system of musical thinking are some of the most actively developing directions in the sphere of humanitarian disciplines, becoming important tools of cognition and interpretation of the semantic structures of all temporal arts, including the art of music. This article presents a continuation of the multicomponent complex research carried out by its authors, aimed at identifying the issues related to the use of a transdisciplinary approach, comprising an effectual foundation for a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of musical phenomena with the use of the resources of present-day musical computer technology, including the factors of indeterminacy in music researched with the aid of these technologies. Special attention in the article is devoted to the mathematical theory of information and its impact on various spheres of musicology. Musical computer technology, the use of which stipulates the possibilities of creation of new technological and experimental-practical means of music studies, may also be used upon the construction of music theory systems applicable to the sphere of musical education. It becomes an active instrument of research devoted to the problem range of trans-disciplinarity as a principle of organization of academic knowledge, presuming the interaction of many directions of scholarly research upon the solution of complex problems of musicology. The present-day level of development of musical computer technology makes it possible to examine use as an effective basis fo the creation of multicomponent complexes of hardware-software programs, which may be applied in the process of construction of intellectual systems of analysis and cataloguing of the music of the peoples of Russia and the whole world. The authors of the article illuminate the project of development of a Russian Electronic Musical Instrument undertaken by the associates of the scholarly-methodological laboratory “Musical computer technology” of the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, relying on materials created with the participation of specialists who possess various methods and tools of a transdisciplinary approach towards the study of musical phenomena and endowed with the experience of developing contemporary musically directed programmatic means in both the sphere of the technology of their application for carrying out scholarly research and in the process of the realization of new professional directions in musical education.

Особенности восприятия студентами вузов феномена цифровизации на основе двумерного анализа предикторов компьютеризации и информатизации образования: методика исследования

In the context of the transition of the education system to the digitalization stage, Russian universities are faced with the task of developing and using new digital resources, tools, technologies and models of electronic digital learning, on the one hand, and finding optimal modes for integrating existing didactic systems with new digital platforms, environments, systems and processes, on the other hand. The author developed a methodology for studying university students’ perception of the phenomenon of digitalization based on a multi-level analysis of predictors of the informatization and computerization results achieved by universities. The paper presents the results of a multidimensional predictive analysis of assessments of the conformity of equipment, technologies, devices, gadgets, objects, resources, technologies and tools related, in the opinion of respondents, to the subject areas/processes of computerization, informatization and digitalization based on the author’s system of prognostic predictors – relative indexes of distributed in a two-dimensional array of vertical and horizontal indicators of mutual influence/activity/involvement of objects/resources/processes of computerization, informatization and digitalization assessed by respondents. The main research method was a digital survey, in which 369 students of various training programs of Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia and Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping took place. As realized by the participants, the main basis of the digitalization process is the informatization and computerization processes. According to respondents, the computerization, informatization and digitalization processes turned out to be linearly related to each other. However, the study identified nonlinear deviations in bivariate estimates for a number of indicators. In particular, differences were found in assessments of some significant predictors among students of the humanities and communications and technology training programs.

Development of Additional Professional Competencies of Future Teachers in Terms of Social Partnership

The article reveals conceptual approaches to the creation of a model for developing advanced competencies of future teachers on the example of a social partnership project with the “Panorama TVˮ regional publishing house, part of the “Media Pressˮ joint stock company. It describes the mechanics of the implementation of a joint student project related to the release of the children’s periodical “Umnyashkiˮ, dedicated to introducing young citizens of Saint Petersburg to the history of urban areas through entertaining tasks and game exercises by the student community of the Institute of Childhood of Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia. The text of the article describes the key stages of the student project communityʼs work on the issues of the journal, provides examples and types of tasks, reveals the ways of the project team interaction. Conclusions are drawn about the importance of involving the Universityʼs social partners in the process of training future teachers in order to develop and build additional competencies that allow taking into account the needs of the regionʼs education system, the challenges of the teaching profession, advancing demands to improve the effectiveness of professional activity of a specialist in the field of modern childhood.

Designing assessment funds for the bachelor's degree program «art education in visual arts»: problems and solutions

Introduction. The research of tools for assessing the achieved educational results and the effectiveness of the educational process is a necessary mechanism for improving the quality of education and educational systems. Despite the accumulated experience in the formation of funds of assessment tools, the problem of assessing the formation of general professional and professional competencies of students, taking into account the specifics of the educational programme, remains relevant. The aim of the research: the search for procedures, types of tasks and the development of a model of complex FOS, allowing to assess the formation of all levels of competences of professional training of an art-pedagogue, including those reflecting the formation of competence in the field of visual arts. Materials and methods. The research materials were normative documents regulating the design and implementation of higher education programmes; Russian and foreign studies; survey data of 187 teachers of the Herzen State Pedagogical University. Methods: analysis of sources and regulatory documents, survey, quantitative assessment of data (percentages), typical selection. Results. The analysis of normative documents and theoretical sources revealed a contradiction between the need to standardise assessment procedures and the specifics of assessing the competences of an art-pedagogue. The results of the survey of teachers confirm this contradiction: the most acceptable form of objective assessment of competences is an oral test/exam (75.4%), practical assignment (70.1%). Among the main problems of designing assessment funds, teachers highlight the assessment of validity and reliability of the Funds of Assessment Tools (57.2%) and the possibility of assessing the competence as a whole (54%). The analysis of the research materials allowed the authors to propose a comprehensive model of assessment funds, including structural, content and assessment components. The proposed structure, logic of organisation and types of tasks (tests, professional tasks of artistic and creative disciplines, etc.), including invariant and variant parts of tasks for independent work, are the basis for valid assessment of the formation of all levels of competences, including professional ones, reflecting the specificity of training of art-pedagogues. Conclusion. The results of the analysis, the proposed model, procedures, types of assignments, and the described recommendations can be used in the design of funds of assessment tools for educational programmes of higher education in the context of training an art-pedagogue.

STEM TEACHING OF GENERATION OF GENERALISED QUANTUM STATES GHZngen и Wn gen

The article presents the content, methods and means of STEM teaching of important elements of quantum circuitry in the course on quantum computing for 3rd-year students of the Institute of Information Technologies and Technological Education (Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia), namely: teaching the generation of generalised quantum states GHZn gen и Wn gen. At the same time, the content of training implies the joint use of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

FORMATION OF THE LARGEST LAKES IN THE NORTH-EASTERN EUROPE AT THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE BALTIC CRYSTALLINE SHIELD<a href="#FN1"><sup>1</sup></a>

Since 2014, the joint research team from the Institute of Earth Sciences, Northern Water Problems Institute KRC RAS, the Science Park of Moscow State University, as well as FSBI “VNIIOkeangeologia”, and Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia has begun a study of Quaternary deposits of Onega and Ladoga Lakes, the largest Russian lakes located on the eastern periphery of the Baltic crystalline shield. Using large volume of data collected in previous studies, and new data obtained by multichannel seismoacoustic profiling and heavy gravity corers, as well as new methods for core analysis the main attention was paid to the geological development of these lakes in the Late Pleistocene-Holocene. The study of the lake Quaternary deposits makes it possible to accurately understand the dynamics of the Scandinavian Ice Shield retreat from the North-Western territory of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the major influence of the glaciers on the lakes formation during its degradation makes it possible to draw regional paleogeographic correlations, starting from the Baltic and ending with the White Sea. The history of the lake basins formation is also of considerable interest, given that there are practically no Phanerozoic deposits. The geological section of the lakes is represented by both Archean-Proterozoic and Quaternary formations.The article discusses the analysis of new data obtained using multichannel seismoacoustic profiling and long sediment cores (Lake Onega), results of mathematical modeling of cycles of lake basins development (glacial, glacial-lake, lacustrine), and their correlation with the paleogeographic development of the White Sea.

THE CONTENT OF TRAINING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CLASSICAL DECOMPOSITIONS OF QUANTUM GATES

The authors of the paper select and subsequently structurise the content of training in the construction of classical decompositions of single-qubit quantum gates, used in teaching the “Quantum Computing and Programming in the QCL Language” section of the training course “Applied Programming in High-Level Languages” to students of the Institute of Information Technologies and Technology Education (3rd year, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia).

Implementation strategies for continuing teacher education: regional models

The article reviews strategies of Continuing Teacher Education (CTE) based on the comparative typological study of regional models in relation to the succession of teachers’ professional development. Six Russian universities were sampled for this study: Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushinsky, Minin Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University, Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Shukshin Altai State University for Humanities and Pedagogy. Comparative analysis of best practices in the regions was based on the following criteria: mission, strategic goals/objectives of a university; pre-professional teacher education; non-university level higher education; higher education; postgraduate level. Taking into consideration typologies covered by the scientific discourse, the authors classify existing strategies of continuing teacher education as follows: traditional (conventional) strategies (fundamental nature of education, integration, humanization and axiologization of education, professional and personal development strategies for teachers) including certain updates of traditional strategies (collaboration/cooperation/partnership strategies) and innovation strategies (digitalization (digital transformation), foresight strategies). These types of strategies were profiled as follows: traditional strategies of continuing teacher education involve a step-by-step approach at predetermined intervals for each level of the education system; these are predictable and long-term; goal setting is aimed at effective performance; innovation strategies of continuing teacher education feature educational ecosystems that are versatile, collaborative, purposeful, advance-focused, predictability, and continuous support of professional and personal self-determination and self-development

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STEAM technology as a method of adaptation of foreign students of A.I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University in the study of art

The successful process of intercultural adaptation, including during education, depends on effective interpersonal communication, which increases the level of language proficiency, motivation, and promotes interaction of students with representatives of foreign cultural communities. This article is devoted to the study of the specifics of the educational technology STEAM (Science, Technology, Reading + WRiting Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), which is a fairly new way of teaching university students. Special attention is paid to the problem of adaptation of foreign students to the new socio-cultural environment. The hypothesis is put forward that STEAM technology, through project activities, can help foreign students adapt to modern art courses in Russian universities. The article presents the results of the approbation of an adapted course on contemporary art for foreign students from China. The novelty of the research is connected with the identification of the problems that foreign students face when receiving art education at the A.I. Herzen State Pedagogical University, as well as the proposal of ways to overcome the identified difficulties. It is concluded that the use of STEAM training in the development of a course on the study of contemporary art allows foreign students from China to effectively adapt to the socio-cultural and educational environment of Russia. It is noted that STEAM technology contributes to the successful pedagogical activity of students who have received artistic training abroad.

27<sup>TH</sup> International Conference <i>Linguistics for All</i>

In the beginning of March the 27th annual scientific and practical conference took place in the Moscow State Pedagogical University in association with the Herzen State Pedagogical University and School No. 1561. This year the conference was devoted to the topic of Language and Person. As usual, the two-day conference was divided into two parts: one started with the opening of the Conference and reports made by university students, while in the second part the floor was given to school students who participated in nine sections. On the 2nd of March, participance of the conference were greeted by distinguished professors, such as academician A. V. Lubkov, rector of the Herzen University S. V. Tarasov, director of the Institute of Philology Ye. G. Chernysheva, and professor I. S. Uryupin. The conference was anchored by O. Ye. Drozdova and its jury included scholars of leading universities and schoolteachers. Dozens of university and school students from Russia and abroad took part in the Conference. They presented thirty reports on a variety of topics: language portrayal of people and characters of literature; language of different social groups; language worldview; linguistical influence on people; language as a professional tool, etc. More than a hundred participants joined discussion panels — person in language worldviews now and then; language portrayal of characters in literature; and the language of communication of teachers and students in social networks — hosted by Ye. B. Yakovenko, A. I. Dunev, G. D. Polyakova, respectively. Discussion panels were followed by a linguistic game. Participants of the conference were awarded diplomas. Discussion of reports, communication of students with jury members, famous philologists, answers to questions from conference participants create an atmosphere of creativity and make students want to continue searching for new knowledge, logical connections, and linguistic discoveries.