The formation of critical thinking in foreing language learning
The article describes a new coursebook designed for students studying Biotechnology. The new coursebook facilitates the formation and development of critical thinking skills in the process of foreign language learning. The formation of critical thinking is one of the main objectives of pedagogy since it ensures successful functioning of the individual in the modern information society....
From financial literacy to financial culture
This article stresses the need to develop a financial culture across the society. The authors analyse the results of surveys demonstrating a low level of financial literacy and competency in Russia’s population. It is necessary to create a financial culture, which is an important factor ...
Big data in modern education
The paper describes possibilities and prospects of big data analysis in education given a rapid development of technology. The author explores new approaches to the modernization of the system of education, which are based on big data technologies, including unstructured data. The article offers techniques and tools that could help to solve the ...
Formation of Ferdinand de Saussure's authentic terminological system
... de 1751—1780. Stuttgart, 1988.
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8. Kyheng R. Langue et parole: dichotomie ou dualité?...
The pedagogical aspect of irrational borrower behaviour
Irrational borrower behaviour is considered as failure to develop competencies set out in the federal requirements for non-economic professional education. The authors describe the structure of preparedness for rational borrower behaviour as part of the cognitive, socio-affective, and hortatory components and ...
The history of the Russian anthroponymic formula in the Smolensk region: Commercial documents of the 17th century
The author studies commercial documents (Smolensk, 17th century) from the perspective of anthropolinguistics and sociolinguistics to trace the development of the official anthroponymic formula in the western region of Russia. At that time, Smolensk was part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The article places emphasis on the specifics of the naming process.
1. Бахвалова Т. В....
‘Theory of mind’ in explaining verbal and cognitive dysfunctions in autistic children and its experimental test
... S., Leslie A., Frith U. Does the autistic child have a 'theory of mind'? // Cognition. 1985. № 21. P. 37—46.
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7. Nichols S.,...
The professional training of a police officer in current conditions
This article analyses the public need for high-quality and effective professional training of police officers. The authors suggest the use of a systemic approach, which interprets training as a pedagogical processes aimed to contribute to the development of a police officer as a person and as a competent professional within the customer/client/student system.
1. Афанасьев В. Г. О системном подходе в социальном познании // Вопросы философии....
Non-verbal elements of a film text in the semiosis of power
Contemporary communication is witnessing an increasing role of visual elements. The development of cinema as a special sign system has contributed to this trend. Scholars agree on the definition of the film text as a unique type of text comprising both verbal and non-verbal elements. Film adaptations are an instance of intersemiotic ...
Developing applied competences in students of psychology and pedagogy through fulfilling professional tasks
This article deals with the development of students’ key competences through fulfilling professional tasks relating to the mathematical and statistical processing of psychological and pedagogical research data. The author describes the stages of progress in, and solutions to, ...
The development of creative thinking in older preschool children: The common and the special
This article summarises the findings of Russian and international authors on creative thinking. The authors present the results of an empirical study into the development of creative thinking in older preschool children. The article examines the common features in the development of creative thinking in five- and six-year-old children. The differences in the creative thinking development in girls and boys are ...
Pedagogical support children in a conflict situation: legal aspects
... on the Rights of the Child. The documents are analysed in the light of the mechanism of pedagogical support for children. It is shown that the abovementioned documents, which guarantee the protection of rights, psychological and physical health and development of the child can be considered as the legal basis for the organization and implementation of pedagogical support for children in conflict situations within the systems of education and social welfare.
1. Декларация и план ...
Conceptual metonymy of the structure of the utterance
... notions of metaphor and metonymy within cognitive linguistics: An update // Metaphor and metonymy in comparison and contrast. Berlin ; N. Y., 2002. P. 209—277.
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The impact of family education on the development of mental health in a primary school student within pedagogical process
This article considers studying families as a factor in the development of mental health in the educational process. The author analyses the impact of family education style on a student’s anxiety as one of the aspects of mental health. The article considers the basic method of developing mental health in the ...
The problem of training a teacher to maintain Federal State Educational Standard in basic education
... teacher’s readiness to introduce new standards. Special attention is paid to diagnosing a teacher’s readiness to maintain new standards. An advanced training programme “The organization of educational process in compliance with the FSES” is being developed in view of the identified components.
Копотева Г. Л., Логвинова И. М. Методическая готовность работников образования к реализации ФГОС начального, основного,...
Merezhkovsky and F. Sologub: Gogol's imprint in the dialogue about poshlost’
... connection between Merezhkovsky’s study “Gogol and the Devil” (1906) and “The Coming Kham” (1906) is also shown. Sologub’s reaction to the article “The Coming Kham” is noted, that shows that he considered the works by Merezhkovsky as the development of issues raised in the novel “The Petty Demon”.
1. Волженина Е. В. Русский символизм в поисках будущего // Вестник ПСТГУ. 2014. Вып. 1 (56). С. 97—106.
2. Гиппиус З....
Transition to the information paradigm as a challenge to the 21st century education
This article attempts to prove that the steadily increasing information space is an objective reality in the contemporary world and that it affects education. Another objective is to analyse the essence and emphasise the need for developing information competences in teaches and to show that such competence can be properly developed in a well-built on-campus information environment. The on-campus information environment must ensure information security of individuals
1. Богатырева ...
The journey mythologem in the poem «Mazeppa» by John. G. Byron
The author analyses challenges that the main character faces during his involuntary journey. The challenges result in not only the character’s social climbing, but also lead to the development of his personality. A comparison of the journey story models of the mythological character and Byron’s main character makes it possible to conclude that in the poem, the greatness of man, who is able to assert his will in his argument with ...
The methodology of measuring the success of con-sulting procedures
... Consulting is described as a system of implementing consulting procedures forming a closed cycle of “target setting — design — action — analysis”. Each ensuing cycle is not a reproduction of the previous one but rather a new stage of the system develop¬ment.
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2. Кендал М. Методы ранговой корреляции....
Aldington’s «All people are enemies»: an analysis of the motivic structure of the novel
The article presents the analysis of motif-structure of the novel by Richard Aldington «All men are enemies» (in particular, its relationship with the system of characters of the book). Sets of motifs corresponding to specific stages in the development of the image of the main character were identified; a nuclear-peripheral motif model was built where the movement of motifs from the nucleus to the peripheral zone demonstrates the importance of a particular event at the plot level of the ...
The CDIO practice in teaching music
... докл. V Междунар. конф. по когнитивной науке, 18—24 июня 2012 г. Калининград, 2012. Т. 2.
6. Kostrikova N. A., Yafasov A.Ya. Intellectual Organization in the New Model of the Russian Marine Industry Development // TransNav (the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea). 2014. Vol. 8, № 2. Р. 267—272.
7. Леви-Строс К. Структурная антропология / пер. с фр. Вяч. Вс. Иванова....
Social identity in the conditions of cultural diversity: A search or imposition? (the case of the Kaliningrad region)
This article discusses the development of social identity in the modern Russian society in the case of the Kaliningrad region. Based on an analysis of the regional public discourse and the data of surveys and case studies, the author considers the process of promoting and imposing ...
Organization of professional in-service training for inclusive education
... social care institutions. Networking and information technologies helped to create tailor-made education programmes of primary and secondary education for students with various disabilities. The author also describes a package of documents reflecting the development dynamics of children with disabilities in educational institutions practicing inclusive education.
1. Денисова Р. Р. Региональные аспекты инклюзивного образования (на примере Амурской ...
Motivating students of secondary vocational educational institutions in the field of services to participate in sport
... motivating students of secondary vocational edu-cation institutions in the field of services to participate in sport both as part of the curriculum and as an extracurricular activity. The author stresses the significance of physical education for the development of psychophysical pre-paredness of a medium-level specialists in the field of services. Analysis of sci-entific literature and a survey of students were used to study the current situation at the College of Entrepreneurship in the Kaliningrad ...
Sensitivity to cultural differences in students with different cross-cultural experience
This paper offers a theoretical justification of the problem of intercultural sensitivity and analyses Russian and international approaches to studying the phenomena. The author presents the results of an empirical study into the in-tercultural sensitivity of students with different experiences of interacting with representatives of other cultures and ethnic groups. It is shown that a higher intercultural sensitivity is characteristic of students with a more than 10 years’ experience in cross-cultural...
Innovations in higher education
The article presents the results of the analysis of research on problems of development of innovative activity of teachers in the University. It discusses the involvement of teachers in innovative activity as a purposeful process of overcoming innovation barriers. Selected subjective and objective factors of innovative activity ...
Training future teachers to perform grading
This article focuses on the development of grading skills in future teach-ers. The author presents key interpretations of the notion of ‘grading’. The principles, functions, and types of grading are considered. The author’s ap-proach to developing an algorithm of grading performance ...
The content of practicum for bachelors and masters of education
... the praxeological approach – theory of successful activities. The practical significance lies in that the presented integrated system of practicum content, which includes the goal, means, content, and results of each practicum stage, can be used in developing practica for other university programmes. As a methodological framework for organising pedagogical practica, the study uses the praxeological approach, which ensures the openness, integrity, and high efficiency of the practicum as well as positive ...
Christmas motif in R. L. Stevenson's story "Markheim"
... Christmas motifs in the semantic space of the work. There are various forms of expressing this motif in the key moments of the plot. The value space of the main character is connected to the Christian values inherent in Christ-mas motifs, and the story line develops along the rules of a Christmas story.
1. Амелина Е. Е. Феномен двойничества в новеллах Р. Л. Стивенсона «Маркхейм» и «Странная история доктора Джекила ...
The contribution of TV commercials to the development of self-care behaviour in the youth
This article focuses on the research results of the influence of TV commercials on the formation of self-care behavior models in the youth. It is shown that the formation of relevant attitudes and the adoption of self-care behavior models is strongly affected by the contents of the TV media space.
An algorithm for assessing the development of pro-fessional competences in the military (MATLAB modelling)
This paper describes the design and theoretical algorithm of assessing the level of professional competences in the military based on modelling in matlab fuzzy logic toolbox. The presented method of fuzzy modelling makes it possible to improve the modelling of different educational objects and processes and takes into account the human factor. In education, the method can be more effective that the results of system modelling.
1. Барашков П. Н., Житницкий М. И. Интенсификация учебно-воспитательного...
Informational Field of Proper Names
... the PN informational field as well as their heterogeneity, mutual intersections and interpenetrations. A prospective variant has been offered for a complex information analysis and determination of its communicative significance as exemplified by a developed informational field of the oikonym Katyn' (Smolensk Region). The paper also describes methods of empirical material collection and processing.
1. Болотов В. И. Лингвистический статус имени собственного ...
The development of inclusive preparedness of future teachers: The efficiency of the didactic model
This article presents the results of an experimental study in the development of inclusive preparedness of future university teachers. This process of preparedness development is based on a didactic model implemented using the pedagogical metasubject competence and context-based technology. The author gives an overview ...
Modernisation of educational programmes: From a professional standard to education results
This article provides an analytical evaluation of approaches formulating education results in developing new modules of the Special Education bache-lor degree programme. The author analyses the application of the programme’s modules using innovative forms of training organisation — interactive lec-tures, modelling methods, case studies, educational ...
A comparative analysis of physical fitness in students of Kaliningrad schools by age groups
... analyzes the monitoring of physical fitness of students of Kaliningrad educational institutions. The authors examine the indicators of basic physical qualities of students by age groups. The main trends and differences in the levels of physical fitness and development of physical qualities are identified. Indicators are considered by age group, separately for boys and girls. The results obtained make it possible to make recommendations regarding improving physical fitness in students.
1. О физической ...
Developing and managing an intercompany system of continuing education in tourism
This article presents a theoretical framework and methodology for design-ing a self-evolving system of continuing professional training in tourism based on an innovative educational process — active design — using the com¬petence-based and cluster approaches.
1. Новиков А. М. Методология образования. М., 2006.
2. Смирнов Д. В. Образовательный кластер как социокультурная среда до-полнительного профессионального туристско-краеведческого образования пе¬дагога: монография. Киров, 2012.
3. Тимофеева...
Aesthetic sensitivity as a fundamental of the modelling the creative development process in children aged 2-5 years
This article provides an overview of the integrated model for developing creativity in children aged 2—5 years based on the principle of upward spiral dynamics. The role of aesthetic sensitivity as the principal structural compo-nent of the mode is analysed from the perspective of cultural and historical psychology ...
Efficiency of a pedagogical model for preventing unemployment among Russian students: Analysis and data interpretation
... efficiency of experimental training contributing to the de-velopment of key professional activities in students based on the proposed model of a pedagogical system for preventing unemployment among Russian students. An interval scale for assessing the development of major profes-sional activities, which was obtained using the WINSTEPS 3.90.0 software, proved to be independent and applicable to performing assessment in similar studies.
1. Linacre M. J. A User’s Guide to WINSTEPS: Rasch-Model Computer ...
The role of discourse in modern linguistics
This article considers discourse as a category giving a new perspective on the text. The author analyses various concepts of discourse, which were developed over the last decades within the cognitive, constructivist-poststru-cturalist, and neo-rhetorical approaches. Despite being based on different methodological principles, the concepts analysed in a text have a common ground: they focus on the ...
Advanced training of teachers during the transition to universal secondary education (the 1960—70s)
... addresses the issues of increasing teachers’ professional per-formance during reforms in school education. The author examines the func-tioning of teacher’s advanced training institutions. The article analyses the problem of content differentiation and development of advanced training courses for teachers in view of their education level, experience, interests, and needs.
1. Государственный архив Калининградской области (ГАКО). Ф. 127. Оп. 1. Д. 43....
The development of cultural competency in pedagogy
The overall cultural competency is considered in relation to the concepts of culture, education, and competency and presented as an achievable result of the application of an educational technology. It is maintained that, in the language education, the latter is aimed at forming of communicative, cognitive, language and speech competencies as variations of overall cultural competency and the underlying communication culture, cognition culture, language culture, and speech culture.
1. Академические...
Features of the implementation of the ACCESS international project in the Kaliningrad region based on the principles of inclusive education
.... Inclusive education. URL: http://www.inclusioneurope.org/images/stories/ documents/policies/Education_European_Status_Report.pdf (дата обращения: 15.09.2014).
8. Diamond K., Stacey S. The other children at pre-school: Experiences of typi-cally developing children in inclusive programs // Young Exceptional Children. Monograph Series. 2000. № 2: Natural Environments and Inclusion. P. 59—68.
9. Litvack M., Ritchie K., Shore B. High- and average-achieving students' percep-tions of disabilities ...
A competency-based interpretation of professional education results: History and objectives
... ‘competence’ and ‘competency’ in the education systems of the USA, the UK, Germany, France, and Russia, as well as the understanding of their structure and func-tion to improve the quality of educational outcomes and ensure harmonization with the economic development of the state.
1. Байденко В. И. Болонский процесс. Результаты обучения и компетентностный подход : [книга-приложение 1] / под науч. ред. В. И. Байденко....
Regional identity as an important component of a bachelor of linguistics’ university training
... context of language education of a bachelor of linguistics. The authors identify the key requirements for professional training, the content of the no-tion of “regional identity”, and the learning environment of language univer-sities facilitating the development of regional identity.
1. Амосова М. А., Рипинская Л. В., Чичерина Н. В. Формирование регионоведческого компонента межкультурной коммуникативной ...
Sociocultural factors of cross-cultural sensitivity in university students
This article presents a theoretical analysis of the social-cultural factors contributing to the development of intercultural sensitivity of university students. The social environment of students’ training plays an important role in the development of intercultural sensitivity. Of special importance are three aspects: the size of the city or the ...
Toponyms as a convolutional cultural linguistic code
This article considers the coding of linguistic and extralinguistic infor-mation contained in a special class of proper names, namely, toponyms. The article presents new data on the development of the “Toponymy of Russia” information system. Based on the entries relating to Smolensk geographical place names, the author demonstrates the abilities of the electronic resource. The article stresses the need to involve Kaliningrad ...
The role of individual work in the development of creative competency in bachelors of education (The case of the Basics of Mathematical Information Processing course )
This article stresses the need to develop the creative competence in bache-lors of education and describes the stages of its development. The role of indi-vidual work of students (IWS) in the formation of creative competence and the requirements for its organization, contributing to the ...
The vegetative code in Nikolai Kononov’s short story “Ansatasiya’s Amnesia”
... hidden semantic system, namely, the de-velopment of the dual and the plural from the singular I (ego). The paronymy between the Russian koren (root) and the English corn makes it possible to progress to the Russian ovyos (oats), which represents this development in different linguistic transformations. It is shown how the description of the vegetative cycle of oats (or the singularity/duality and plurality of subjects) is used to develop a time continuum, i. e. the year circle. The generation mechanism ...
The dynamics of youth behaviour in the field of healthy nutrition under the influence of mass media
This article consdiers the problem of mass media influence on the process of health behavior development, in particular, in the field of nutrition. The authors address the possibilitues and features of mass media as a factor of health protection. The article presents the results of an experiment relating to the availability of health programmes ...