Headings of the journal
"Educational Resources and Technologies"

Annotation: The relevance of the research topic is justified by the importance of the problem of formation of entrepreneurial competencies of students and young scientists in demand in the field of innovative economy. The paper highlights the system-forming factors hindering the development of project activities of students and young scientists. The mechanisms of integration of education, science and production, allowing educational and scientific organizations to transform the internal environment for the development of project activities on the basis of initiative research are considered. The principles of functioning of an innovative platform and step-by-step formation of an educational trajectory of students taking into account their individual preferences of self-realization in the sphere of science, production or business are stated. The technological approach to the formation of entrepreneurial competencies of students and young scientists through the implementation of research projects as a responsible performer and bringing research using the mechanisms of the innovation platform to a specific result or object of intellectual property prepared for commercialization is proposed.

Annotation: The article offers a description and critical evaluation of The use of the concept of K. Popper in modern learning. It is argued that training involves the same actions as problem solving, that is, the process of trial and error. Despite the modernization, the modern education system works mainly on the model of knowledge transfer. Today, the use of the model of knowledge transfer is cost-effective and efficient, but modernity poses the task of forming a person who is able to think critically. That is why the school system needs to go beyond the model of knowledge transfer to give students the opportunity to pose problems, test their hypotheses and solve them by trial and error. The article emphasizes the relevance of the problems in education, which raises K. Popper, and offers ways to improve the efficiency of the educational process on the basis of the theory of problem solving.

Annotation: The article presents the analysis of the results obtained during the implementation of the preparatory stage of the project on the topic “Healthy lifestyle” in foreign language classes at the language faculty of the Pedagogical University. The aim of the project is to improve the communicative competence and at the same time to attract the attention of students to a socially significant problem and to form their negative attitude to smoking. The article emphasizes the relevance of the project theme for the selected audience. The methods of semantic, semiotic and contextual analysis, the method of statistical calculation were used to solve the tasks of the project. During the realization of the preparatory stage of the creative project, students accomplished an independent study of social anti-tobacco advertising, reflecting linguistic, psychological, linguistic and cultural aspects. The obtained data are of practical importance for the implementation of the next stages of the project to create an effective product of anti-tobacco social advertising.

Annotation: The article deals with the study of the total physical response method and its influence on pupils’ motivation in teaching a foreign language. Nowadays it is relevant to look for effective methods of teaching foreign languages, because the acquisition of at least one foreign language is getting necessary. The article presents the psychological and pedagogical characteristics of primary school children, emphasizes the importance of motivation while teaching English to children, reveals the essence of the total physical response method, describes the techniques of practical application of the total physical response method, shows the results of the experimental research identifying the impact of this method on the level of pupils motivation. The purpose of the article is to study the influence of the total physical response method on pupils’ motivation in the process of learning the foreign language. The methodology of the study is a theoretical analysis of psychological research, empirical research methods, qualitative and quantitative analysis of empirical data. The results show that the use of the total physical response method increases learning motivation of primary school pupils.

Annotation: The article reveals learning a second foreign language as a process of learner’s cognitive and personality development. Its objective is to view key inner resources that an average learner possesses in this process. The objective mentioned implies a number of tasks: 1) emphasizing the effectiveness of learning a second foreign language educationally and methodologically; 2) revealing key essential components of linguo-academic experience that makes learning a second foreign language easier; 3) empiric analysis of English and Spanish material that exemplifies tapping cognitive and personal learner’s potential. These tasks predetermine comparative didactic analysis as a key method of research. As the main result we state the necessity of considering cognitive and personal resources whereas the key success condition is firm first language (English) knowledge positive learning experience. It highlights interconnection of academic route stages.