Headings of the journal
"Educational Resources and Technologies"

Annotation: The article is devoted to the study of the methodological potential of foreign-language conversation clubs in higher educational institutions. The methodological potential of a foreign-language conversation club is consid- ered as a set of possibilities of this tool to achieve the best results in learning a foreign language. In the course of the research, the structure of the tasks of the conversation club and the competencies that are necessary for the teacher in charge of the club’s work are highlighted. It is noted that in addition to the practical aspect, an important task of the conversation club is to create motivation to better master a foreign language and remove the language barrier. At the structural level, the methodological potential of a foreign-language conversation club is revealed in speech activity and the forming of the necessary linguistic and communicative skills of the participants. An empirical study was conducted on the basis of the “Speak Up!” conversation club of Perm State Humanitarian Pedagogical University. Various forms of meetings are presented, during which students had the opportunity to develop communication skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and also improve lexical, grammatical and pronunciation skills. A reflection of the students’ participation in the work of the “Speak Up!” conversation club was carried out, on the basis of which the directions for improving this method of teaching were determined.

Annotation: The article is devoted to the issues of effective integration of elective social and humanitarian courses into individual educational trajectories of engineering students. The analysis of the practice of implementing a variable model of assimilation of sociological and psychological knowledge by students of technical faculties in connection with the transition of universities to individual educational trajectories is carried out. Various interactive teaching methods are described: brainstorming, emotional intelligence training, case studies, and project assignments. The article shows the specifics of the courses offered, their importance for the development of “soft skills” of an engineer, the features and difficulties of organizing training. A study of the attitude of engineering students to the introduction of alternative non-core courses into the educational process is presented, their advantages and disadvantages are highlighted. It has been revealed that elective courses in psychology and sociology increase students’ personal inter- est and motivation to acquire knowledge that is not directly related to their specialty, but is necessary for successful implementation in the labor market. Based on the results obtained, psychological and pedagogical justifications for the choice of interactive teaching methods as priority tools for improving the effectiveness of new educational strategies are presented. The novelty of the research results lies in the development of theoretical and methodologi- cal provisions on the creation of pedagogical and organizational conditions for the effective integration of elective social and humanitarian courses into the individual educational trajectories of engineering students.

Annotation: The article is devoted to the problem of training students of a pedagogical university for their future profession. The purpose of the study is to find effective methodological techniques for working with students in the practice of conducting a cycle of educational events “Conversations about the Important Things”. The object of the study is the process of preparing future teachers to carry out educational activities in the conditions of a modern school. The subject of the study is the acquisition by students of the experience of conducting classes within the framework of the “Conversations about the Important Things” project. The article presents the results of experi- mental work with 3rd year students of the Philological Faculty. The article outlines the conceptual foundations of teaching the course to future teachers, highlights the main problems that arise in the practice of conducting classes. Students’ acquisition of experience in conducting educational and upbringing activities can contribute to more successful implementation of such classes within the framework of the upcoming pedagogical practice, in the long term - in future professional activities related to the training and education of schoolchildren. The materials presented in the article may be of interest to students and teachers of higher education institutions, representatives of methodological associations.

Annotation: The relevance of the research is due to the fact that the ultra-easy accessibility of information on the Internet devalues information academic activities if its information products are highly consistent with digital arrays, and the information qualities of students will not develop to a greater extent than it does in the process of global digital navigation. Such an understanding dictates the need for a qualitative difference between the university’s educational material and publicly available information and the development of specific ways to optimize it. The purpose of this study is to consider the possibilities of meaningful improvement of the university’s educational program material in the context of the penetration of digital information flows from the global network space into all spheres of life, including academic. The research is based on the analysis of fundamental works and modern publications on the development of digital information culture using methods of information analysis, abstraction and synthesis. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that the problem has been identified and formulated: the development of digital information culture requires not only the forming of competencies in the field of working with digital resources, but also the improvement of the content of educational material as a basic tool for the forming of a student’s intellectual culture. As a result, the author comes to the conclusion that the educational process of universities in digital conditions has an untapped potential from a meaningful point of view against the background of active technological improvement.

Annotation: The article presents the results of a theoretical review and an empirical study of students’ ambition and desire for power. These phenomena are traditionally considered in personality psychology and social psychology. However, their operationalization and empirical verification are limited and fragmented. The purpose of the study was to identify differences in the expression of power orientation among students with different self-esteem of ambition. The empirical base of the study included 102 students from three universities (aged 18–23). The method “Self- assessment of ambition” (O.V. Barsukova) and test of social and psychological attitudes of the individual in the motivational-need sphere (O.F. Potemkina) were used. The results showed that a majority of students (62.75 %) described themselves as ambitious. The analysis revealed that power motivation is significantly higher among ambitious students compared to their non-ambitious peers, although in both groups it remains within the low range. The novelty of this research lies in correlating self-assessed ambition with the level of power motivation, which provides a clearer understanding of the structure of motivational sphere in young adults at the student age. The research results can be used in practical psychology when developing programs for psychological support of students, and in personnel and management practices.