Many publications discuss the means and methods that allow schoolchildren and university students to cope with negative experiences and anxiety when studying mathematics. How do those students for whom mathematics is part of life and their future profession relate to studying at a university? The paper researches the attitude of mathematics students to learning and identifies the influence of motivational and individual factors on their development. This survey involved students in applied mathematics and the results were studied through correlation, factorial, regression, and cluster analysis. The study revealed that individuality in activity planning affects the attitude of mathematics students to learning, while features that reflect the temperament do not. Attendance depends more on their internal motivation (recognition of abilities and the importance of study) and less on their assessment of the level of teaching, the fairness of grading, and perception of difficulty of the material studied. It showed that the students, in general, have a positive attitude towards their learning, and that the educational process meets the expectations of students with high motivation and assessment of their abilities. Nevertheless, cluster analysis revealed the presence of a problem group of students who need the support of teachers. The results obtained allow us to formulate the direction of further research and outline measures to eliminate existing shortcomings.
Keyword(s) : self-assessment
Assessment of communicative competence of resident doctors
The problem of assessing the communicative competence of future doctors at all stages of training
in a medical university is one of the most relevant in the theory and practice of medical education in
Russia. The article reveals the basic principles of building a methodology for integrated assessment
of the communicative skills of students and residents on the basis of multilateral assessment. The
basic (universal) communication techniques for the doctor are determined – active listening,
asking questions, advising and motivating patients, and an explanation, which include a number of
communication skills required by the doctor.
The study examined and analyzed self-assessment (n = 132) and expert evaluation (n = 100) of
communicative competence among residents, as well as the subjective perception of the data
obtained by the residents. The results of self-assessment and expert assessment of communicative
competence showed that self-assessment of all communication techniques that make up the core of
communicative competence is statistically significantly lower than the expert assessment (p< 0.001).
It is shown that the method of multilateral assessment ensures the development of reflexivity and
motivation of residents to improve communication skills.
Electronic Portfolio Architecture Based on Knowledge Support in Senior Project Design
ePortfolios based on the practice in self-assessment, and self-reflection and self-regulation are viewed
as important tools in facilitating and supporting learner-centered environment at higher education.
This study explains how an electronic portfolio system was designed and used as a useful repository
for learning products to help instructors monitor in-service kindergarten teachers’ progress, provide
feedback and develop in-service kindergarten teachers’ self-assessment, and self-reflection and selfregulation
through the presentation of a detailed and ongoing short-term training program used as
a comprehensive measure to determine degree mastery in Department of Early Child Development
at Wenzhou University in China. The finding show in-service kindergarten teachers can be trained
to carry out authentic tasks associated with ePortfolio and reveals that instructors can improve inservice
kindergarten teachers’ skills by enhancing their motivation and inspiring their positive training
in the curriculum, such as building group cohesiveness and having positive learning experiences.
Electronic portfolio architecture based on knowledge support in senior project design
ePortfolios based on the practice in self-assessment, and self-reflection and self-regulation are viewed
as important tools in facilitating and supporting learner-centered environment at higher education.
This study explains how an electronic portfolio system was designed and used as a useful repository
for learning products to help instructors monitor in-service kindergarten teachers’ progress,
provide feedback and develop in-service kindergarten teachers’ self-assessment, and self-reflection
and self-regulation through the presentation of a detailed and ongoing short-term training program
used as a comprehensive measure to determine degree mastery in the Department of Early Child
Development at Wenzhou University in China. The finding shows in-service kindergarten teachers
can be trained to carry out authentic tasks associated with ePortfolios and reveals that instructors
can improve in-service kindergarten teachers’ skills by enhancing their motivation and inspiring
their positive training in the curriculum, such as building up group cohesiveness and having positive
learning experiences.
A comprehensive approach to the diagnostics of students’ moral education
The tasks of moral education – students’ requirements and the ethical qualities necessary for graduates
of pedagogical universities – require the development of diagnostic measures that include
criteria for ethical education, as well as pedagogical methods for measuring the moral and ethical
qualities of subjects. The change in the choice of criteria for the diagnosis of morality is influenced
by the multidimensionality of global social processes, the complexity and significance of the spiritual
and moral foundations and factors affecting the upbringing of young people. This is enriched by
the properties of the individual psychological, social, emotional, value-orientated plan. The article
discusses the steps needed to identify and implement the stages of development and implementation
of the required diagnostics. It analyses the points of view available in pedagogical science taking
into consideration their generalization, systematization, and the selection of the most valid criteria
for the moral education of students. Subsequently it considers the development of criteria for moral
education of students, including moral and social components; approbation and correction of diag-
nostics in the direction of specific, individualized criteria for measuring specific qualities. The results
demonstrate the effectiveness of improved technology.