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INFORMATION AND METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUITY OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS ON THE BASIS OF ELECTRONIC SUPPORT
T. Shoimardonov, I. Eshmamatov,
N. Gafurova, Sh. Adashboev,
S. Dottoev, U. Begimkulov
This paper discusses the issues of creation and deployment of an electronic support system in the implementation of the principles of continuity in the educational process. It also reveals the essence of information and educational electronic resources at an academic lyceum, university and advanced training institution as a single system using the example of the National University of Uzbekistan.
The process of building a harmoniously developed personality has revealed new aspects of the implementation of new approaches to management of the educational processes and modernization of education with an emphasis on the deployment of information and communication technologies. The rapid development of electronic information and educational resources, enabling information exchange between an unlimited number of learners, institutions and individuals, provides the best opportunities for the effective implementation of new approaches. In this regard, the development and implementation of a continuous system for electronic support of the educational process is part of the modernization and development of the national electronic information and educational space. Based on the goals of deployment of information and communication technology in the educational process, we have developed methodology aids and software for the computerization of the educational process in the Academic Lyceum, University and Higher Pedagogy Institute (part of the National University). Thus, the National University has implemented a comprehensive approach to ensuring the continuity of the educational process using electronic support in the institutions of specialized secondary, higher and postgraduate education.
A unique approach has been implemented in the Academic Lyceum No. 2 at the National University of Uzbekistan. The electronic environment is built on the basis of an information and educational website which includes: (a) electronic training and educational resources; (b) a database of students; (c) distance learning resources; (d) legal regulatory documents for the educational process; (e) virtual teachers' rooms; (f) teaching packages; (g) database of student performance ratings; (h) virtual academic competitions in subjects, etc. The University has the necessary infrastructure for the development of a corporate network and filling it with educational resources. The electronic resources of the National University's corporate network include a portal which incorporates information and educational websites of faculties. A unified software platform is developed to make all of them equally multifunctional and saturated with large amounts of information useful for self-education of students. The information and educational websites have a “library” section which is currently filled with electronic
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versions of books and training aids developed by the staff of the University. These sections will be used to accumulate electronic textbooks and virtual laboratories. Among other things, the “library” contains teaching packages for each university subject. In addition to a training course program, they include texts of lectures for each lesson, questions of tests and recommendations on the use of additional literature.
The distance learning section is designed for self-guided work of students. It can be used for in-depth learning of material in a particular subject or course. It has courses for all disciplines that are taught at the University. The learning process at these courses is fully automated. The system monitors the level of retention of the learning material. You can only move to a higher level or another subject after successful completion of a computer-based test.
The University has developed and implemented an electronic platform for placing teaching packages. This is a didactic system for pedagogically active information interaction between the teacher and students. An electronic package integrates application software and databases in respective subject areas, and a set of methodical aids and materials that provide comprehensive support of the educational process. The structure and content of teaching packages in the information and methodology support system are fully determined by a conception implemented in the framework of electronic support technology developed by a teacher. Teaching packages may take the form of multimedia courses, each of which represents a system of logically connected, structured teaching units in digital and analog format which contains all the components of the educational process.
The development and implementation of subject-specific information and educational portals provides wide opportunities for improving the quality of training based on uniform methodological support of the educational process, while integration of various subject-specific resources provides the continuity of learning. A subject-specific information and educational portal represents multi-level, systematic integration of educational resources and services. It is a system of subject-specific sites based on similar designs and operating to uniform standards of data sharing. The purpose of a subject-specific information and educational portal is to create new standards for the organization and information support of the educational process at all levels of education. There is an information and educational portal for physics in order to provide electronic support of the continuity of subject-specific education. Specific characteristics of the proposed solution include a universal platform used for placing training materials, mobility and flexibility of knowledge transfer by providing a complete set of educational resources in physics from the school course to a Master's program, and a system of self-control of knowledge and skills. The proposed model allows for intensifying the learning process and reducing the classroom workload, improving the utilization of students’ time, and enhancing the quality of the educational process. The development of educational resources by leading professionals contributes to improving the quality of education in physics in regional educational institutions.
One of the most actively developed forms of advanced training of teachers with the use of electronic information and educational resources is distance learning. When organizing distance learning for advanced training, the primary
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focus is put on educational and content-related aspects. These include the selection of content for learning, the structural organization of training material, methods of students' work with training material, methods of analyzing various activities and their adjustment, building new ways of professional activity, etc. Therefore, the development and implementation of information and educational portals for advanced training institutions provides wide opportunities for quality improvement on the basis of uniform methodological support of the educational process and integration of various resources by area, and ensures the continuity of obtaining innovative knowledge. A specific feature of our solution is the universality of the platform for placing skills improvement materials, mobility and flexibility of the transfer of innovative knowledge by providing a complete set of resources, and implementation of a system of self-control of knowledge and skills of students. The proposed solution allows for intensifying the process of advanced training, improving the utilization of students' money and time and enhancing the quality of the educational process. The user interface provides a visual, user-friendly presentation of the structure of posted information, and quick and logical navigation between sections and pages.
Thanks to the portal administration system, the main content can be updated without programming or special text encoding or formatting. The content is managed through a separate administrative Web interface, with authorized personnel (administrators) operating remotely. The system provides protection against unauthorized access and modification of the portal content using standard tools of the Web server and operating system used. Authorization for the use of system resources is based on a personal login and password.
Thus, the developed information and educational resources contribute to methodological support of the continuity of the educational process in a uniform electronic format.
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