Headings of the journal
"Educational Resources and Technologies"

Annotation: The method of identifying implicit knowledge in the information field is considered in the article. The information field is presented as a reflection and carrier of implicit knowledge. The information field is defined as a system. The features of implicit knowledge and the mechanism of transferring implicit knowledge into the information field are revealed. It is noted that comparative analysis and selective analysis of the information field creates the possibility of extracting implicit knowledge. A new concept of «latent information situation» is introduced in the article. A method of constructing a latent information situation and its gradual transformation into an explicit information situation is proposed. An explicit information situation creates explicit knowledge. A topological method of obtaining explicit knowledge from implicit knowledge is described in the article. A comparison of the statistical method and the latent method is presented. The proposed method of implicit knowledge extraction in the information field is based on the application of the principles of system analysis. This makes it possible to use system-structural methods to describe the object of research and to form a system of knowledge. The proposed method of extracting implicit knowledge in the information field can be used to improve the efficiency of scalable algorithms with big data.

Annotation: The article is devoted to the study of the use of reflection in pedagogical practice when organizing students' independent work. Reflection can be defined as a process aimed at making sense of their actions, which allows learners to stop and reflect on what is happening in their educational space. This study is a theoretical analysis of the existing premises about the meaning and role of student reflection in education. Based on the results of the analysis, it is postulated that reflection can naturally intensify the interaction of students with educational material, deepen understanding of the topic and strengthen independent thinking, and thereby create an effective learning environment. This work substantiates reflexive practice as a combination of four main components: description of experience; experience analysis; creation of new meanings and concepts; actions to change behavior. The perspective of the development of reflection through writing a reflective diary is also discussed, the contribution to the awareness of students of reflective writing as a means of self-development is considered. Possible options for practical work with a reflective diary in the study of the disciplines of the humanitarian cycle are proposed.

Annotation: The article deals with the potential of applying web quest technology in teaching English at a modern university. It analyzes the advantages of information technologies` employing in educational process. The article justifies the necessity of applying web quest technology in teaching a foreign language as it contributes to solving a number of important tasks: organization of independent and group activities of students, development of critical and analytical thinking, activization of all types of speech activities. The author presents her own web quest used in English lessons, contributing to the development of linguistic, cognitive and communicative skills of students.

Annotation: In scientific work and teaching, historians often face with the problem of contradictory points of view contained in various historical records. The main purpose of the researcher is to work on separating genuine historical facts from fictional ones and not allowing the subjective value judgments of contemporaries to misrepresent objective historical reality. One of the most important research methods is the method of comparative analysis of historical records, which is used to perform such task. The use of this method is obligatory for the reconstruction of events related to political conflicts, when the researcher has at his disposal the facts left by representatives of the opposing sides. An example of the implementation of this method can be the records of the XVII century relating to the events of the Time of Troubles, in particular, the siege of the Holy Trinity St. Sergius Monastery. The subject of the research of this paper are such documents as the Legend of Avraamy Palitsyn and the Diary of Jan Sapieha. The purpose of the work is to compare information from the mentioned records and restore the course of real events. In addition to comparative analysis of historical records, chronological and narrative methods were used as key methods of work. In conclusion, work results are drawn about the degree of reliability of the records studied and the facts contained in them. The materials of the paper are of a historical and local history nature and can be used as part of teaching the discipline «History of Russia» on the topic of the Time of Troubles in Russia in the early XVII century.

Annotation: Self-upbringing as a university education method seems to be the most relevant in the age of rapid IT and distant learning development. The study aims at working out a conceptual approach to students’ self-upbringing under modern educational realities. The article reveals the necessary psychological basis on which self- upbringing as professional’s psychological quality is based. The article highlights principles and tasks of self-upbringing technology on DIY example (by G.K. Selevko). It can be used by distant learning students. The article points out the need for this implementation with help of algorithmic and mathematical models of distant learning parameters and assessing the student’s competencies at a given level and other formalized methods of increasing the creative students’ potential as well. The article highlights the criteria of successful development of self-upbringing as a psychological quality. The obtained research results can be applied in solving the issue of achieving a synergistic effect in distant learning.