Headings of the journal
"Educational Resources and Technologies"

Annotation: A study aimed at the development of scientific and methodological support of the electronic information and educational environment of the universityis presented in the paper, on the basis of which the main professional educational program (MPEP) is implemented. Attention is focused on the forming of universal competencies defined within the framework of federal state educational standards of higher education and characterizing the supra-professional competences of a specialist. The supra-professional competences of a specialist create the basis for his successful activity in the professional and social spheres. An empirical study and pedagogical experiment were conducted on the basis of the electronic information and educational environment of the Minin State Pedagogical University of Nizhny Novgorod (Minin University). Digital tools used in the project activities of students are considered in order to identify their didactic capabilities within the framework of the 09.03.02 training program «Information systems and technologies». The results obtained demonstrated that the organization of educational, project, research, extracurricular activities of students with the help of modern digital tools makes it possible to give the educational process a developing character, to form the necessary competencies and to prepare students for future professional activity. The results of the experiment can be used to assess the time of mastering the MPEP modules and to take these assessments into account in the work programs of disciplines, to improve the educational and methodological complexes and the material and technical base of the MPEP, as well as to expand the functional components of the electronic information and educational environment of the university.

Annotation: The article addresses the problem of finding new approaches to teaching English for Specific Purposes, since cross-cultural communication skills today are more in demand in the labor market than ever before. The purpose of this study is to describe an alternative model of teaching English to students of non-linguistic majors, which was implemented as part of an experimental international project with a special focus on the professional socialization of students in a competitive environment. The obtained results demonstrated that cross-border cooperation and focus on professional socialization in the process of teaching English accelerates the development of universal soft skills, immerses students in a quasi-professional environment, builds the foundation for their professional identity formation, enhances the importance of students’ personal competitiveness as a stimulating factor, and creates optimal conditions for the development of not only foreign language communicative competence, but also universal competencies that will be required from future graduates by employers.

Annotation: The purpose of the article is to substantiate the importance of pedagogical monitoring of students ‘ activities using digital technologies, namely, an electronic portfolio. The relevance of the research topic is due to the fact that an important issue of modern education is the development, testing and further implementation of a system for monitoring the quality of the educational process in universities. Pedagogical monitoring of students ‘ activities contributes to their academic and personal development, which is an integral component in the practice of acquiring general cultural and professional competencies. One of the tools of such monitoring is an electronic portfolio, which provides a visual representation of the competencies acquired by students and allows them to identify the individual trajectory of their creative development. Documented achievements of students are elements of a professional resume and may be of interest to potential employers. In this paper, an empirical study and a pedagogical experiment were conducted on the basis of the Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University named after K. Minin. Based on the results of the conducted research, conclusions are drawn about the importance of the electronic portfolio as a new technology for evaluating not only the educational activities of students, but also their personal, socially significant and academic achievements.

Annotation: The article deals the issues of organizing learners’ autonomy in the process of online learning English. There are theoretically substantiated methods and techniques for enhancing learner autonomy in the online English language teaching system. The author considered such aspects of the topic as learner autonomy, the specifics of online English language teaching at a university. The described results of a scientific literature highlighting the main scientific concepts of modern researchers’ review allowed us to reveal the peculiarities of the learner autonomy in the process of online learning of the English language organization. Particular attention in the article is paid to the activation of the students’ motivational and semantic sphere for the development of autonomy in the online learning process. It was concluded that learner autonomy as a factor of effective online learning is ensured by specifically organized independent students’ activities which contributes the development their motivational and semantic area. It was based on the analysis’ results of pedagogical impact methods integration in the practice. The organization effectiveness of such an educational environment is implemented through the use of modern teaching aids that are available and meet the interests of students studying English.

Annotation: The purpose of the article is to present the results of a pilot study of the issue of perceived education quality. Higher education quality is one of the most discussed matters throughout the university history. Under market competition the quality issue is not solved and grows in significance since it is not always the main university competitive factor. According to the findings the study concludes about the need of renovating the questionnaire according to the selected quality criteria and clarify the goals namely the interdependence of the perceived education quality and satisfaction with education. In general the study shows that students of both state and nonstate universities put forward similar requirements of education quality. The perceived quality is based on such criteria as the quality of teaching staff professional training, practice organization, modern teaching methods and the taught processes and technologies relevant to present-day realities.