Modern Situation Research Articles

On the Educational Potential of Humor, Science Fiction, and Game

The modern cultural situation contributes to the rethinking of many areas of human activity that once seemed basic. This is how the image of education which in European culture is traditionally associated with the discipline of mind and will and therefore with extreme seriousness has been changing dramatically. The possibility of such an approach was closely related to the value of knowledge which was once unconditional. However, modern media sources which made knowledge accessible and the patterns of obtaining it ordinary have removed the educational sphere from its common position. Today we see how education is reforming its own aims and objectives and what new methods it attracts in order to keep being an integral part of the personality development in culture. In this article, we will consider one of the aspects of the transformation of education, specifically, the search for new motives for learning. Our goal will be to characterize the educational potential of mechanics drawn from areas such as humor, fiction, and play. All the three phenomena are traditionally perceived rather as part of an entertaining, “not serious” sphere of human activity. We will try to prove their effectiveness in relation to new challenges in the educational area that are generated by the era of new media technologies.

Академічна мобільність у Словаччині: вхідні та вихідні потоки міграції студентів

In the article modern situation of academic mobility of students in the Slovak Republic under the conditions of educational internationalization is analyzed. The main conditions and tools of implementing academic mobility in Slovakia are clarified. Academic mobility for all participants of educational process under modern conditions is an important part of higher education internalization. It is defined that implementation of development strategy of international mobility is one of the priority tasks for the national policy in the Slovak Republic. Academic mobility finds systematic support at the Slovak state level. Appropriate conditions have been created for the implementation of academic mobility at the institutional, national and European levels. Along with the benefits, internationalization and mobility poce new challenges for Slovak society. This article looks at three aspects of student mobility flows: incoming mobility, outgoing mobility and mobility balance. There is a problem of imbalance between incoming and outgoing forms of mobility in Slovakia. It is empirically established that Slovakia belongs to the countries with strong flows of initial degree mobility. In the context of Slovakia's European integration, there has been an increase in the number of students participating in academic mobility programs. Factors that stimulate the initial academic mobility of Slovak students are the attractive image of foreign universities, the quality of education and educational services, better employment opportunities, various scholarship programs, lower tuition costs, social support for students and others. Factors such as proximity, language, historical ties, geographical distance, bilateral relationships and political framework conditions are key determinants in selecting a country in which to study. Despite the obvious benefits of international mobility, researchers are increasingly focusing on the problem of "brain drain" and the loss of intellectual potential. Slovakia's problem is that students do not return to their home country after completing their studies abroad. Academic mobility has become one of the channels of migration in Slovakia. In the long term, the potential of the educated and highly qualified population is weakening. This can negatively affect the development of society in economic, cultural, scientific and social aspects. Based on the analysis of the current state of mobility in Slovakia, it is concluded that the country's higher education system is characterized by a significant degree of internationalization.

"Heritage painting" in the painting of Kazakhstan. Cultural Memory and Meanings of History

The article is devoted to the study of the works of the leading masters of contemporary art of Kazakhstan K. Azhibekuly and Zh. Musapir. On the basis of the analysis of easel and monumental works of these artists their creative method is designated by analogy with cinematography as «heritage painting». Considering a painting in the context of the study of the work of cultural memory, two significant concepts of the Kazakh fine arts can be identified – national identity and memory, which are inextricably linked, since the identification awareness is based on a shared system of values and memories. It was defined that one of the most important constants of the works of the selected masters is the desire to strengthen the national symbols, value orientations and identification strategies in the modern situation associated with globalization and the homogenization of ethno-cultural features.

SELF-EDUCATION AS CONDITION OF SOCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE OF PERSONALITY

It is investigational as in a modern cultural situation a self-education gives an opportunity to social independence and independence of personality. It is marked that the modern system of education is oriented to activity of personality, on independence in the choice of subjects and time of mastering of information. It is shown as a democratic type of organization of self-education deprives personality of dependence and allows to go out her on the new level of spiritual freedom in realization of creative potential.

РЕПРЕЗЕНТАЦИЯ ТРУДНОЙ СИТУАЦИИ СУБЪЕКТОМ: ОСОБЕННОСТИ ФОРМАЛЬНЫХ И СОДЕРЖАТЕЛЬНЫХ ПОКАЗАТЕЛЕЙ

The article analyzes formal and conceptual indicators of the representation of a difficult situation. There was carried out а theoretical analysis of the representation of a difficult situation. Fundamental methodological provisions of our research are: the main postulates of the theory of mental reflection (B. G. Ananiev, B. F. Lomov, S. L. Rubinstein, B. M. Teplov, etc.); theses of experimental psychosemantics on semantic units and methods of analysis of subjective semantic spaces (V. P. Serkin, V. A. Skleinis, etc.); provisions on the psychological validity of formal and conceptual indicators of psychological representation (V. V. Znakov, A. B. Kupreichenko, G. V. Shukova); the provisions of the approach on the cognitive assessment of a difficult life situation (E. V. Bityutskaya). The purpose of the article is to determine the indicators of representation of a difficult situation and to analyze the severity of these indicators. The modern situation in psychology demonstrates the activity of addressing the interpretation of the phenomenon of a difficult situation, which is especially significant in the complex, constantly changing conditions of the subject's vital activities. In the broadest sense, representation is understood as a cognitive procedure that enables the subject to construct and model both reality as a whole and its individual elements. It is worth mentioning that there are many semantic shades in the definition of the concept "difficult situation", since the researchers actualize different components of the construct "difficult". According to the most general universal interpretation, "difficult" is defined as "requiring a lot of work, effort, and intensity". On the basis of empirical material collected in the structural unit of the railway, the article analyzes the features of formal and conceptual indicators of the representation of a difficult situation. The article contains the results of the empirical research. 300 respondents took part in the research. There were used the following methodological tools : associative experiment, method of semantic universals, content analysis, graphical representation of representation and a technique aimed at obtaining data on the subjective assessment of a difficult situation. The data obtained allow us to conclude that the formal indicators of the representation are represented by size and structure (represented by the scales "simplicity-complexity" and "core-periphery"); conceptual indicators of representation are represented by a qualitative composition of elements (technological, emotional, communicative components) and a subjective assessment of a difficult situation (a general assessment of the difficulty of the situation and the adequacy of the subject's resources with the requirements of the situation).

Роль интерактивных технологий в модернизации образования Кыргызстана

The article discusses the purpose and significance of innovations in the educational system of the Kyrgyz Republic, the use of which is necessary for the modernization of education, caused by the modern situation of the formation of a knowledge society, the increasing pace of intellectualization of labor, and the acceleration of the development of the volume of knowledge. An important place in educational innovation is occupied by interactive technologies, which are a system of methods for organizing training in the form of interaction between a teacher and a student. The main interactive methods (business games, brainstorming, round tables, trainings, master classes), used by the teachers of the Arabaev University, disclosed their main content, as well as the results of their use.

Patterns in recent and Holocene pollen accumulation rates across Europe – the Pollen Monitoring Programme Database as a tool for vegetation reconstruction

Abstract. The collection of modern, spatially extensive pollen data is important for the interpretation of fossil pollen assemblages and the reconstruction of past vegetation communities in space and time. Modern datasets are readily available for percentage data but lacking for pollen accumulation rates (PARs). Filling this gap has been the motivation of the pollen monitoring network, whose contributors monitored pollen deposition in modified Tauber traps for several years or decades across Europe. Here we present this monitoring dataset consisting of 351 trap locations with a total of 2742 annual samples covering the period from 1981 to 2017. This dataset shows that total PAR is influenced by forest cover and climate parameters, which determine pollen productivity and correlate with latitude. Treeless vegetation produced PAR values of at least 140 grains cm−2 yr−1. Tree PAR increased by at least 400 grains cm−2 yr−1 with each 10 % increase in forest cover. Pollen traps situated beyond 200 km of the distribution of a given tree species still collect occasional pollen grains of that species. The threshold of this long-distance transport differs for individual species and is generally below 60 grains cm−2 yr−1. Comparisons between modern and fossil PAR from the same regions show similar values. For temperate taxa, modern analogues for fossil PARs are generally found downslope or southward of the fossil sites. While we do not find modern situations comparable to fossil PAR values of some taxa (e.g. Corylus), CO2 fertilization and land use may cause high modern PARs that are not documented in the fossil record. The modern data are now publicly available in the Neotoma Paleoecology Database and aid interpretations of fossil PAR data.

Stages of the formation of the Islamic concept of international law in the medieval and modern time

Problem setting. Islamic international law is a set of Islamic norms and customs that govern the relationship of Muslim States and Muslims with non-Muslim States, as well as with Muslim individuals within and outside the world of Islam. Islam has come a long and difficult way from the emergence of religion in modern ideology. It is considered one of the leading religions of the world and has a significant influence on a large number of people and states, so it is advisable to study one of the outstanding stages of the formation of the Islamic system in the field of international law, namely the Middle Ages and find out its connection with modernity. Analysis of recent researches and publications. The Islamic science of international law is in the process of development, during which its representatives try to combine the traditional values of Islam with the basic principles of modern international law. Among the scientists who made a significant contribution to the study of the Islamic concept of international law, its historical development and the modern situation, one can distinguish such as A. Butkevich, L. Sukiyainen, Al-Shaybani, Muhammad ibn al-Hasan, V. Knapp, M. Sana, Sardar Ali S., Hilmli M. Zavati, A. Merezhko, B. Feldman and others. Target of research. Study of the Islamic concept of international law, analysis and comparison of content, significance of Islamic international law in the Middle Ages and modern times. Article’s main body. The article is devoted to the main stages of the formation of one of the most important systems of international law – Islamic, which is a collection of unique traditional values, legal norms and customs of Islam. The stages of development in the Middle Ages and the connection with modernity were investigated, the main features in the Middle Ages were determined. Conclusions and prospects for the development. Islamic international law is a set of Islamic norms and customs that govern the relationship of Muslim States and Muslims with non-Muslim States, as well as with Muslim individuals within and outside the world of Islam. Islam has come a long and difficult way from the emergence of religion in modern ideology. It is considered one of the leading religions of the world and has a significant influence on a large number of people and states, so it is advisable to study one of the outstanding stages of the formation of the Islamic system in the field of international law, namely the Middle Ages and find out its connection with modernity.

ANALYSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHE IN CHILDREN BASED ON THE EARLY CONCEPT OF JEAN PIAGET

The development of a child's mental abilities is of particular importance in life. Today it is much more important to be ready to acquire new knowledge, think, imagine, draw conclusions on your own, create ideas for drawings and designs. The development of the logical thinking of schoolchildren is an important task of teaching mathematics. The article describes the development of logical thinking in mathematics in Kazakhstan and the quality of textbooks, the number of tasks. A study is being conducted to determine the level of logical thinking in children aged 12 to 14 years. One of the main ways in the modern situation is to independently enrich educational materials, engage in additional activities, practice solving logical problems using information technology. An early concept of the Swedish psychologist Jean Piaget about the development and peculiarities of a child's thinking

DIVERSIFICATION OF GAS SUPPLIES AS A CORNERSTONE OF GAS SECURITY IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE THREE SEAS INITIATIVE

The article overviews approaches to the diversification of gas supplies in the framework of the Three Seas Initiative. The modern geopolitical situation in Eastern and Central Europe is characterized by transformation processes in the energy sector. Due to the implementation of decarbonization policy in the European Union and subsequent shift from coal as a main energy source, a need in alternative fuel sources, such as natural gas, emerges. Therefore, a significant increase in natural gas consumption is expected, which raises a number of issues, such as dependence on a single gas supplier and orientation of the EU’s gas transmission system in East-West direction only. This issue is crucial for Eastern and Central European states, due to the underdeveloped gas infrastructure in the region and heavy dependence on a single gas supplier, such as Russia or Turkey. Hence, the Three Seas Initiative is considered as a powerful tool, designed to develop energy, transport and digital infrastructure of the region in the North-South direction, where one of the most potentially promising projects within the framework of the Three Seas Initiative is represented by the development of gas infrastructure, aimed at solving the diversification of supplies in the gas market in Eastern and Central Europe. The implementation of developed gas infrastructure and diversification of gas supplies consists of several regional projects that are relevant for those countries in the region in which they are implemented in particular and for all member states of the Three Seas Initiative in general. The main purpose of the implementation of these projects is the creation of a unified natural gas transportation infrastructure in Eastern Europe along the North-South axis. The result of such a grand reorganization in the field of gas supplies to Europe will be an increase in the number of independent suppliers in the European gas market and a decrease in the dependence of the EU countries on gas supplies from Russia. In the article, the author traced in detail the tendency of the formation of energy infrastructure along the North-South axis with focus on the projects that are being implemented by each of the participating countries within the framework of the Three Seas Initiative. This approach allows to assess the scale and integrity of the gas transportation infrastructure, that is being created in the Eastern Europe region and its contribution to the common European energy security policy.

Tourism Insurance Market, Risks and Prospects

According to the global pandemic conditions, tourism and therefore, the travel insurance market faces new challenges. This study is aimed to determine appropriate approaches that will contribute to tourism development during and post-pandemic period. Tourism insurance is one of the most important contents of travel planning, which protects tourists from certain financial risks and wastage that can occur during travelling. This wastage can be minor, such as delayed luggage, or significant – a medical emergency overseas. Within pandemic conditions, emergency medical care, which will cover Covid -19 has become an inevitability part of an offered insurance packages. The design of the article includes secondary data review, theoretical explanations and empirical evidence (survey) regarding insurance updates in the travel planning, development of proposals for the future tourism development in Georgia’s without significant wastage or outcomes from the pandemic conditions. There are proposed some ideas and examples about to enhance knowledge in insurance adapting accordance with the requirements of the modern situation, with an aim for the future tourism unceasing development. It has been identified several approaches in terms of enhancement quality and gullibility of supplied tourism services, which is most important in the last pandemic period. This is a first attempt describing and identifying issues related to the Georgian tourism sector in terms of travel insurance adaptation to the Covid-19 conditions. It is a valuable piece of information for tourism product makers to adopt the article’s proposals for the improvement of future tourism development.

Dynamics of the language situation in Belarus and the Belarusian language in the world in the context of the “one belt and one way” initiative

This paper focuses on the impact of globalization on dynamics of language situations and national language functions in today’s world. The results obtained propose that the definition of modern language situation in the Republic of Belarus should be expanded as endogenous/exogenous closely related state Belarusian-Russian bilingualism (balanced in legal terms and unbalanced, unequal in functional and communicative terms), complicated by the languages of national minorities and national diasporas, and significant expansion of the presence of world languages in the Belarusian national language space. This paper shows the characteristics of language situation in Belarus and the status of Belarusian in the general Slavic background. Taking the language situation of the Republic of Belarus and the Belarusian language as an example, this paper illustrates the impact of the largest international megaproject “one belt and one way” on the dynamics of the language situations, connecting the national languages of Belarus and China into the world language space.

Critical View on Islamic Neo-Modernism

The article deals with Islamic Neomodernism («Progressive Islam», «Liberal Islam»), a modern current of Islamic thought that combines the ideas of classical tradition and modern Islamic studies. The article notes that Neomodernism is gradually transforming from a living thought into an ideological construct with its dogmas and non-refl exive propositions. Its weak aspects include: 1) insuffi cient attention to the peculiarities of the situation of modernity; 2) lack of comprehension of the relation between the ethical and the legal; 3) lack of a theory of the ethical; 4) insuffi cient attention to the procedure of thematization of values; 5) lack of an institutionalization strategy. The purpose of this article is to provide a productive critique of neomodernism and to pave the way for its further development.

The Yin and Yang of Dictionary Making: Slovenian Lexicographers Reflect

This contribution presents the second and final report on a study that set out to gain a greater understanding of what general modern Slovenian lexicography is. The full study focused on the philosophy, accomplishments, daily practice, and dictionary projects of seven prominent members of the Slovenian lexicographic community, all of whom were interviewed at length. An open-ended interview script allowed study participants to both reflect on their practice and portray their vision of what lexicography or terminography is. Part 1 (Vrbinc, Farina and Vrbinc 2018a; 2018b) reported on whether the lexicographers saw their work as drudgery and what they saw as the nature of their role in the society. Here, in Part 2, the emphasis is on the day-to-day concerns of the participating Slovenian lexicographers. They discuss both the technological and the human resources that drive their work. This second report also includes a brief survey of the historical development of Slovenian lexicography as the necessary backdrop for the interpretation of the modern situation.

Formation of Professionalism of Future Primary School Teachers with Disabilities and Disabilities

In society stereotypes of perception of people with disabilities are changing. Analysis of the problems of professional development of young people with disabilities is becoming an important area of scientific research. Explicit and hidden causes of physical defects affect the formation of a strategy for overcoming difficulties in mastering a specialty. This process takes on a special direction in the formation of the professionalism of the primary school teacher. The study was conducted in the 2019–2020 academic year. It was attended by 20 future primary school teachers. Of these, 16 students with general diseases, 3 students with diseases of the musculoskeletal system (MSA) and 1 visually impaired student. Approaches to the study of the stages of the formation of professionalism of a future primary school teacher who has problems with physical indicators of health are considered from the point of view of the dominant influence of 2 factors. The first is related to the awareness of the problems of modern situations of children’s development. The second – with the degree of formation of behavioral professional control when assessing their own abilities and the available health-preserving resource. The structure of professionalism is made up of “bio-medical-physiological” indicators of physical health, personality and activity-determined components of professionalism, the effectiveness, the functioning of which is determined by the indicators of the success of the student’s independent solution of their problems. The psychological and pedagogical and also mechanisms providing the professionalism formation are highlighted. Analytical competence is highlighted as the leading pedagogical competence that ensures the formation of professionalism. The article highlights the qualitative characteristics of sufficient, acceptable and below the acceptable levels of formation of analytical competence, and also outlines the leading directions of its formation. Keywords: professionalism formation of the future primary school teacher, “health-saving” resource of professionalization with disabilities, mechanisms for the professionalism development, self-educational actions of junior schoolchildren, development of student’s analytical competence

On uniqueness of thermophysical properties and prospects of cast iron with vermicular graphite for internal combustion engines

The article is devoted to the problem of implementation new cast irons into mechanical engineering, namely, cast iron with vermicular graphite (CGI) for the manufacture of parts for engines operating under thermomechanical stress. The article presents the results of the analysis of the CGI modern situation. It is shown that the serial production of engineering products in the world began relatively recently due to the development of reliable technology of cast iron modifying for vermicular graphite (VG) only by the end of the XX century. The use of CGI in mechanical engineering in Russia is extremely limited mainly because of outdated inaccurate and even erroneous information about its properties. The data of own research of microstructure, thermal conductivity and strength of cast iron obtained with the use of modern methods and techniques of control are presented. It is shown that the thermal conductivity of CGI may significantly differ within the grades regulated by the obsolete domestic standard GOST 28394-89 which, inter alia, requires reworking for this reason. All investigated microstructures of CGI have thermal conductivity in the temperature interval from 22 °C to 300 °C varying within no more than 5 %. At high and irregular share of sphere graphite (SG) with temperature growth thermal conductivity can grow a little, with decrease of SG share its growth slows down, and since ~200 ºС it starts to fall. At a high share of VG more than 90 % the thermal conductivity starts to fall from ~100 °С, but by 300 °С the fall is no more than 10 %, which is much less than the fall in the same temperature range of the thermal conductivity of lamellar graphite iron (GI) more than 30 %. The difference in thermal conductivities between the perlitic gray cast iron and CGI with a low and medium share of SG already at temperatures higher than 200 °C becomes commensurate with the error of measurement, and at 300 °C practically disappears. At the same time, in the presence of a high SG share in the structure of CGI its thermal conductivity at 300 °С remains considerably lower than that of the perlitic gray cast iron, the difference being ~30 %.

Analyze of Dynamics and Degree of Anthropogenic Impacts on the Ecogeomorphological Conditions (Case Study of the Kura-Araz Lowland and Surrounding Areas)

Theoretical base of human effects on geomorphological environment, the evolution of anthropogenic impacts and modern situation of human activity were analyzed in the studied area. On the base of supervised and unsupervised classification of the Landsat images (1976–2017) Land use-Land cover map of the territory was compiled. The dynamic and transformation of land covers were determined with the change detection function. It was defined that the most increasing land cover in the area of transformation since 1976 to 2017 is the sown area. Due to the anthropogenic development of the study area, the largest decrease in the area of exposed (33,85%) and saline (25,43%) land cover occurred during this period. Among the listed anthropogenic factors (oil and gas production, production of building materials, grazing, settlements, etc.), it is established that irrigation erosion has a wide radius of encirclement and a high degree of influence. With the application of Geographic Information System technologies, on the base of remote sensing data the density of the irrigation network has been computed and mapped. Ecogeomorphological assessment and zoning of the territory has been carried out. According to the comparative analysis of horizontal (stream network) and anthropogenic (irrigation network) fragmentation it was determined that the estimated maximum cost of anthropogenic fragmentation in the study area is 2,5 times higher than natural horizontal fragmentation.

ON SOME COMMENTS ON THE NORMATIVE FORMULATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

The purpose of Russian criminal proceedings, which is very important among the modern social and legal institutions, is nevertheless deficient in its legal and regulatory form. It is noted that in the modern situation, some formulations of the purpose of criminal proceedings have come into conflict with the real social and legal reality. Purpose: to resolve contradictions between the formulations of the purpose of criminal proceedings and the actual social and legal reality. Methods: the author uses the methods of dialectical and formal logic, comparison, description, observation, interviewing, experiment, analysis, interpretation. Results: a theoretical basis has been developed for the choice, in the event of a conflict between the formulations of the purpose of criminal proceedings and the actual social and legal situation, of whether to change the normative formulation of the purpose of criminal proceedings or whether to change the procedure itself. In choosing the subject of reform, preference is given to traditional Russian values. Modern trends in Russian criminal proceedings do not fully reflect the needs of civil society in the Russian Federation. It is more accurate to assume that this is the result of a system of departmental and bureaucratic measures to distribute influence and burden. From a humanitarian standpoint, it would be more correct to return the criminal justice system to a state where it will again reflect the lost purpose, in particular, protecting individuals from unlawful accusations. The first step should be to remove from law enforcement officials the obligation to be unilateral in the examination of evidence and to represent only one party – the accusation (Chapter 6 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation), as well as to remove the normative prohibition for the preliminary investigation and inquiry bodies to gather evidence defending the accused (Part 2 article 15 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation).

Max Weber at the turn of the millennium: a new generation, new (epistemo) logics

The article is devoted to the study of the Max Weber’s position in sociology and philosophy and the position of sociology and philosophy in relation to Max Weber at the turn of the millennium. The author addresses a number of aspects of Weber’s theory (epistemology, axiology, ontology at the microlevel and at the macrolevel), well known and studied in sociology, in order to produce a holistic picture of Max Weber’s conceptual and methodological proposals in terms of their epistemological perspective. In addition, the article examines the currently missed opportunities of Weber’s concept and theorizing, in particular, the paradox of sociological and philosophical discourses, the study of economic action, etc. The author using a wide range of analysts and concepts of Western (E. Troeltsch, J. Habermas, J. Kaube, W. Schluchter, S. Kalberg, T. Schwinn, H. Joas, J. Vahland, K. Palonen) and post-Soviet (Yu Davydov, L. Titarenko, S. Zolyan, T. Dmitriev) sociologists and philosophers, as well as analyzing a number of works of the German philosopher and sociologist himself, demonstrates the heuristic potential of Weber’s developments in various dimensions. The topics of the origins and roots of the Weberian concept, its methodology of science, the social status of science from Weber’s point of view, the place of enchantment in social and epistemological processes, the relationship between motive and meaning, the problem of administrative power and utility, human rights in Weber’s optics and macrohistorical logic in his research are touched upon. The author also draws attention to the connection between Weber’s socio-political and worldview position with his epistemological developments, his scientific and academic activities. Analogies are drawn between the situations of the early XX and early XXI centuries with the demonstration of the possibilities of Weber’s experience in the modern socio-cultural and historical situation.

Use of Online Test Pad Platform as a Tool of Online Testing in Distant Foreign Language Lessons

The need for using distance learning technologies is one of the main features of modern situation in education, which results from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The relevance of the research is caused by the need for studying distance learning resources in teaching foreign languages. In case of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, use of online technologies has become a part of the university lecturers’ work process, including foreign languages teachers. This study aims to examine and analyze pros and cons of online testing, as well as the results of Online Test Pad application, which was used as a tool in online testing. The methods we applied involved the study of theoretical works on the problems of distance learning and testing, as well as some empirical methods including observation and analysis of online testing results. The article gives examples of online assignments used in teaching English. Further research is needed to better understand Online Test Pad potential in university teaching of foreign languages. Keywords: distance learning, Online Test Pad platform, foreign language, advantage and disadvantages of online testing, online assignments