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DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION:
NATIONAL EXPERIENCE,
STATE SUPPORT,
INNOVATIVE RESEARCH
M. N. Tsoi
For historical reasons by the 21 century an intellectual potential was formed in the Republic of Uzbekistan, which by its level of development and innovative abilities was superior to many developing world countries and in many respects not inferior to the economically developed countries. The foundation of the intellectual potential of the country was laid many centuries ago. Uzbekistan selected its own way to progress on the basis of the prospects of building a democratic state and civil society and socially-oriented market economy, while taking into account the lifestyle of the people of the Republic, its specific conditions, traditions and rich historical and spiritual heritage, as well as the international practices and positive experiences of the developed countries [6]. To realize this way a considerable role is given to the educational system. In our country great attention is paid to the development and widespread introduction of Information and Communication Technologies. In accordance with the programs on informatization, the process of equipping educational establishments with computers, interactive technologies, and connections to the global network and “ZiyoNet” resources is ongoing. The educational establishments and information centers have been equipped with modern computer classrooms and multimedia technique. The project of creating a national network of e-learning that connects all educational establishments in a unified corporate network has been implemented. The process of improvement of the level of computer literacy of teachers is under way and a system of distance training for teachers has been arranged. An information and educational portal eduportal.uz has been designed that provides the opportunity to use modern teaching materials in both the national and Russian languages [2]. Current educational reforms are aimed at making the student the central figure of the educational process and at focusing the attention of teachers and software developers on the students' cognitive abilities.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan has signed a resolution “On measures of further improvement of the system of foreign language learning” [1], according to which, starting with the 2013-2014 school year, foreign language learning will be introduced in the first classes of secondary schools in the form of game lessons and conversation lessons and from the second class alphabet learning, reading and grammar. The Program of measures to expand the study of foreign languages at all levels of education has been approved. There is a plan to add foreign language to the unit of entrance exams in all higher educational establishments starting with the 2015-2016 school year. The special program will be designed in 2013-2016 to provide for faster equipment (re-equipment) of language classes in educational establishments with modern information, communication and technological training facilities.
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In the Uzbek Research Institute of Pedagogical Sciences, named after Cara Niazi, research has been conducted for many years towards the creation of electronic media for educational purposes, in particular: (a) the introduction to teaching practice of lifelong education techniques and equipment for interactive learning; (b) the organization of effective control and management of the quality of education; and (c) the development of a universal software shell for creation of multimedia textbooks by every teacher familiar with computers at the user level, considering the requirements of state educational standards. A model of a self-evolving database of electronic educational resources has been created that can help users (teachers) to independently develop (form) authorized training lessons, while constantly improving in the process of interactive communication with the students. As experience has shown, along with multimedia teaching tools new forms, methods and a new ideology of thinking are coming. The modern world is changing.
One of the ways of modernization of national education is a government-supported direction towards maximum integration into the global system of education. The innovative changes in the national system of education are the answer to the challenges of the present time on the basis of the perception of the general trends of development of education in the world and comprehension of experiences in the development of education in other countries.
The participants of the International conference “Preparing an educated and intellectually developed generation as an essential condition for sustainable development and modernization of the country” (2012) have noted that worthy of special recognition and deeper study was the experience of Uzbekistan in establishing the Information Centers in every educational institution of the Republic. They are connected with a unified educational information network ZiyoNet, providing wide opportunities for student access to necessary information, and for creation of multimedia classrooms for video conferencing, seminars, distance learning and training sessions that focus the educational system in Uzbekistan on technologies and use of modern media and telecommunication tools [3].
Therefore, the widespread use of new technologies in educational establishments at all stages of the system of lifelong learning will ensure high quality of education through the optimal combination of traditional and information learning technologies.
References
1. Постановление Президента РУз «О мерах по дальнейшему совершенствованию системы изучения иностранных языков» от 10.12.2012 // Пресс-служба Президента РУз.
2. ИКТ и образовательный процесс. 19.06.2012 // Правительственный портал РУз: http://www.gov.uz/ru/press/society/14768.
3. Итоговый документ - резолюция международной конференции «Подготовка образованного и интеллектуально развитого поколения - как важнейшее условие устойчивого развития и модернизации страны» 6-17 февраля 2012 года, город Ташкент// Правительственный портал РУз: http://www.gov.uz/ru/press/politics/13322.
4. Посвящен повышению качества образования. 15.07.2011 // Правительственный портал РУз: http://www.gov.uz/ru/press/societyZ10490.
5. Цой М. Н., Джураев Р. Х. Современные технологии совершенствования обучения: учеб.-метод. пособие для учителей. - Ташкент, 2010. - 180 с.
6. Цой М. Н., Джураев Р. Х., Тайлаков Н. И. Создание электронных учебников: теория и практика: моногр. - Ташкент: O'zbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi, 2007. - 192 c.
Translated from Russian by Znanije Central Translations Bureau
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