Assessing lateral thinking: validity, reliability, and universality using a novel verbal test

Lateral thinking, a key component of creative thinking, is crucial in problem-solving, scientific discovery, and everyday life. However, its assessment remains challenging due to its elusive nature. This study proposes and validates a novel verbal test to objectively measure lateral thinking. The test, consisting of triads of words with subtle associations, requires subjects to find commonalities between seemingly unrelated concepts. The study involves three groups: two student groups and one engineering group. Statistical analysis reveals that the test demonstrates validity, reliability, and representativeness. Notably, the probability distribution of the measured parameter shows low deviations from the normal law, suggesting that lateral thinking, like general intelligence, is a relatively universal personality trait. This work contributes to a deeper understanding of lateral thinking and provides a validated tool for its assessment, promoting creativity in education and various other fields

Features of implementation of modern AR technologies in the process of psychological and pedagogical support of children with autism spectrum disorders

The article deals with the actual issue of the specificity and algorithm of the introduction of innovative AR technologies in the process of psychological and pedagogical support of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). An innovative element of theoretical and methodological analysis of the problem and empirical research is the detection of vectors of a constructive combination of traditional psycho-correctional and psycho-diagnostic approaches with modern AR technologies. The analysis of publications on the role and possibilities of using AR technologies in the process of support children with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and inclusive environment was generally conducted by surfing on the Internet platforms containing the theoretical bases for data publications of scientific journals and patents. The article also analyzes the priorities and potential outcomes of using AR technologies in psycho-correction and educational work with autistic children. According to the results of the analysis of scientific researches, Unified clinical protocol of primary, secondary (specialized), tertiary (highly specialized) medical care and medical rehabilitation “Autism spectrum disorders (disorders of general development)”, approaches for correction, development and education of children with ASD, AR technologies were selected for further implementation in a comprehensive program of psychological and pedagogical support for children with ASD. The purpose of the empirical study is the search, analysis and implementation of multifunctional AR technologies in the psycho-correctional construct of psychological and pedagogical support of children with ASD. According to the results of the pilot study, the priorities and effectiveness of using AR technologies in the development of communicative, cognitive, emotional-volitional, mnemonic abilities of children and actualization of adaptive potential and adaptive, socially accepted behaviors are made. The possibilities and perspectives of using AR technologies as an element of inclusive environment, with regard to nosology and phenomenology, need further investigation

Nanodevices and Nanomaterials for Ecological Security

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CTE 2018 – How cloud technologies continues to transform education

This is an introductory text to a collection of papers from the CTE 2018: The 6th Workshop on Cloud Technologies in Education, which was held in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, on the December 21, 2018. It consists of short introduction and some observations about the event and its future

An integrated approach to digital training of prospective primary school teachers

The article emphasizes the importance of information and digital  technologies in pre-service training of primary school teachers, substantiates the  content and components of information and digital competence of prospective  primary school teachers. It points out that the main purpose of information and  digital training in the pedagogical higher educational institutions (HEI) is to  ensure the formation of digital competence of future primary school teachers, to  prepare them for developing primary students’ digital literacy in classes on  various academic subjects, for active use of ICT in primary school teachers’  professional activities. An integrated approach to the modernization of  information and digital training of pre-service primary school teachers, which  covers the main forms of the educational process – training sessions, independent  work, practical training, and control activities is justified. The article presents the  results the pedagogical experiment aimed at testing the effectiveness of the  integrated approach to the modernization of information and digital training of  prospective primary school teachers. The results are determined by the level of  digital literacy and the ability of students in the control and experimental groups  to use information and digital technology in the educational process of primary  school

Digital competence of pedagogical university student: definition, structure and didactical conditions of formation

The article defines and substantiates didactic conditions of digital formation competences of students of pedagogical universities: actualization of motivational value training of students of pedagogical universities; organization of interaction between students and teachers of pedagogical universities on the Internet through the creation of digital information educational environment; creation of individual educational trajectories of students