Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, KFU
KAZAN
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
 
DIGITAL EDUCATION TOOLS FOR CRITICAL THINK-ING DEVELOPMENT
Form of presentationArticles in international journals and collections
Year of publication2022
Языканглийский
  • Gallyamova Zemfira Vilenovna, author
  • Maslova Inga Vladimirovna, author
  • Bibliographic description in the original language Meirbekov, A., Maslova, I., Gallyamova, Z. Digital education tools for critical thinking development. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 2022. 44.
    Annotation The proliferation of digital technologies sometimes referred to as the 'industrial or technological (digital) revolution' primarily affects the education sphere. The introduction of online learning technologies and the focus on independent and critical thinking actualizes the problem of developing these skills in future teachers and lawyers with the help of digital tools. The purpose of this study is to explore the possibilities and effectiveness of digital tools for critical thinking formation in education. The research involved a random sample of undergraduate pedagogy students from Yelabuga Institute (branch) of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University and graduate law students from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University). Two digital tools - Online Test Pad and Mindmeister - were used to develop test tasks and logic problems, present information in graphical form, brainstorm, and collaborate in real-time to solve the created problems. These tools also made it possible to apply a project-based approach to the study. The level of critical thinking development was assessed in dynamics using the method designed by Mishina based on the research Diane Halpern, Igor Zageshev, and Sergei Zair-Beck. The results are in line with the conclusions of national and foreign researchers on the importance of developing critical thinking and digital literacy skills for future teachers and lawyers. The outcomes confirm the original hypothesis about the positive impact of digital tools on the formation of critical thinking in students. The technological digital revolution offers unlimited opportunities for using digital tools in the education process, which determines the prospects of research towards their improvement, education process organization, and its regulatory and methodological frameworks.
    Keywords critical thinking; digital tools; education; key competencies; post-industrial society.
    The name of the journal Thinking Skills and Creativity
    URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1871187122000268?dgcid=author
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