Headings of the journal
"Educational Resources and Technologies"

Annotation: The article is devoted to the relevant problem of socio-cultural and psychological adaptation of foreign students entering Russian universities. The importance of adaptation is determined by its stable correlation with further education, its effectiveness. Based on the included observation and generalization of their own pedagogical experience, the authors of the article attempted to analyze the features of the adaptation process, which is an integral component of academic migration, and also described the tools developed for its mitigation. The results of the survey among foreign students based on the author’s questionnaire made it possible to establish the rela- tionship between the level of adaptation and the level of proficiency in the English and Russian languages. The authors of the article come to the conclusion about the demand for English language and the need to popular- ize its usage in the academic environment in the context of intensification of academic mobility processes. The quest game in English developed and tested by the authors is an effective tool for primary integration into a new cultural environment. The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of using the proposed tools for adaptation of foreign students in various educational institutions.

Annotation: The article presents the key aspects of professional education that meet modern challenges. The evolution of the concept of “professional education” from an applied understanding in the middle of the 20th century to modern compe-tence-oriented approaches is demonstrated. It is noted that professional education goes beyond the process of forming narrow-profile knowledge and competencies and affects the moral, cultural and civic components of a personality, ensuring its adaptation to a socio-cultural and professional environment. The professional ed-ucation of a future engineering teacher is considered as an integrative process combining engineering and pedagogical competencies. The structure of the com-ponents of professional upbringing has been developed, which are linked into a single system, which allows them to be considered as complementary qualities of a professionally educated person. The results of the research can be applied in the development of educational programs for teacher training in engineering and technical universities, in the sys-tem of advanced training and retraining. The developed structure of the compo-nents of professional upbringing can serve as a basis for designing educational work programs, as well as for creating diagnostic tools for assessing the formation of professionally significant qualities in students.

Annotation: The article is devoted to the consideration of maps and mapping as a tool for personal development and improving the effectiveness of the educational process. Mapping is considered not only as a method of geographical science, but also as a universal cognitive, creative and interdisciplinary tool applicable in teaching at different levels and in various subject areas. Cartography is considered as a compensator for cognitive deficits of the digital age – a tool that returns students to materialized practices of thinking, spatial perception and creativity. The article expands the pedagogical significance of mapping beyond geography, substantiating its effectiveness in humanitarian, psychologi- cal, artistic and engineering fields. It is shown that working with maps in a variety of ways makes the educational process more attractive and effective. The use of geographical maps and cartographic approaches can help increase motivation in the learning process, aesthetic education, develop spatial thinking and improve concentration.

Annotation: The article presents research on the optimization of small language models for efficient generation of SQL queries in conditions of limited computing resources of educational institutions. The objective of the study is to develop and implement optimization methods aimed at reducing the requirements for computing resources while main- taining high accuracy of SQL query generation. The methodology is based on an integrated approach, including quantization of model parameters, optimization of weight coefficients and adaptation of the dictionary to the subject area. The empirical base includes Spider, CoSQL benchmarks and a specialized DSBInf (Data Solutions Business Intelligence) dataset of 3424 queries. The developed SQL_DS_60M_ft model (a model for generating responses based on a structured query language), based on the CodeS architecture, demonstrates significant improvements: a 33 % reduction in size, a 1.4-fold increase in processing speed and an 18 % decrease in RAM usage while maintaining 65.0 % accuracy. Practical implementation of the model in the educational process showed an increase in learning efficiency by 35–40 % when working with databases and business analytics.

Annotation: Ethnocultural education focused on socialization and development of the individual as a subject of their ethnic group and as a citizen of a multinational Russian state is considered in the context of fututre officers’ professional training for life activity in a context of multicultural environment. The article analyzes the current state of the theory and practice of ethnocultural education in a military university, identifies priority tasks of ethnocultural education and possible ways to implement the concept of ethnocultural education in a military university. The implementation of ethnocultural education in a military university involves a qualitative change in the academic disciplines content – mainly humanitarian and social orientation: through the integration of various fields of knowledge, the use of the moral potential of academic disciplines, the transformation of educational material into a system of problematic conflict issues and tasks, the transition from a traditional practical lesson to a lively creative discussion of the topic, the vision of the problems inherent in it. The use of interactive methods and techniques of educational activity is largely effective in mastering ethnocultural information.