Training as a Means of Developing Students’ Motivation

The article explores the problems of students’ motivation and its influence on educational effectiveness, considering the importance of motivation for young people’s personal and professional development. The significance and functions of motivation in various aspects of students’ activity were studied (including social conditions of their life). The leading educational motives of people entering a professional educational institution are “professional” ones, but the role of motives changes within the period of study. This process is considerably influenced by vocational guidance work, the organization of industrial practice, along with the possibility of further employment. The research purpose is to study the specifics of developing students’ educational motivation at theoretical and empirical levels. The research methodology and its algorithm include conducting a complex psychological and pedagogical experiment by assessing the participants’ motivation before and after the implementation of the training programme. Today, it is not sufficient to provide a student with certain knowledge. Much attention is paid to forming his/her professional readiness, which we consider as a personal quality and an essential prerequisite for effective postgraduate activity. Students’ professional readiness will help them to successfully fulfill their duties, use knowledge and experience, maintain self-control, be effective when solving production tasks and adapt to continuously evolving conditions of work. Students’ professional readiness includes the motivational component, which is expressed in the system of stable attitudes and motives. The effectiveness of developing students’ educational motivation is due to a number of pedagogical conditions, primarily the use of training as a method of increasing students’ motivation.

Formation of students’ social competence in the context of additional vocational education

The article is devoted to the urgent problem of the formation of students’ social competence while receiving additional vocational education. The study highlights the specifics of the examination of this phenomenon in modern science and the significance of the development of students’ social competence. The article also emphasizes the fact that the development of the given asset is especially effective within the training activity in addition to the traditional educational environment of a university, in particular, in the context of the various forms of additional vocational education. The research is aimed at studying the specifics of the formation of students’ social competence while receiving additional vocational education. To achieve the goal of the research, an experiment aimed at studying the state and dynamics of students’ social competence was developed and carried out. The research methodology and its algorithm were selected, which include a complex psychological and pedagogical experiment and tracking the state and dynamics of social competence before and after the formative influence. The study was carried out at the Department of Social Pedagogy of the Institute of Foreign Languages of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. The study involved 40 students; the sample was representative in terms of gender and other characteristics. The results of the study allow concluding that training is an effective method for the formation of students’ social competence in the context of additional vocational education. The results of the experiment and their interpretation confirm this hypothesis.

The improvement of students’ stress resistance with the help of the development of self-regulation during university studies

The article is devoted to the urgent problem of the formation of stress resistance in university students with the help of self-regulation training. The study highlights the specifics of examination of this phenomenon in modern science, the structure of stress resistance, and the significance and characteristics of the development of students’ stress resistance. The article also emphasizes the fact that the development of the given asset is especially effective within the self-regulation training, which is an effective method for improving the emotional-volitional component of students’ personality. The article indicates that the developed self-regulation of students and, in particular, personal self-regulation are important for the development of stress resistance. The research is aimed at studying the specifics of university students’ stress resistance with the help of self-regulation training. To achieve the goal of the research, the experiment aimed at studying the state and dynamics of students’ stress resistance was developed and carried out. The research methodology and its algorithm were selected, which included a complex psychological and pedagogical experiment and tracking the state and dynamics of stress resistance before and after the formative influence. The study was carried out at the Department of Social Pedagogy of the Institute of Foreign Languages, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. The study involved 56 students, the sample is representative in terms of gender and other characteristics. The results of the study allow the authors to conclude that self-regulation training is an effective method for the formation of stress resistance in students.

Improvement of value orientations in the process of forming the professional competence of teachers

This study examines the issues of value orientations of a teacher and their development as an integral part of professional competence. We drew attention to the relationship between the value orientations and the value sphere within the process of teacher’s professional development, the conditionality of professional competence by the value system. The aim of the research is the theoretical and empirical study of value orientations as a component of the professional competence of teachers. Particular attention is paid to the role and significance of creativity in the teaching performance. Based on the analysis of current literary sources, we examined the phenomenon of professional creativity of a teacher, made an attempt to define this concept and considered its structure and structural components. The research methodology and its algorithm were selected due to the purpose of the study. Experimental work included a complex psychological and pedagogical experiment and diagnostics of the stated parameters before and after the implementation of the advanced training. The study was carried out on the basis of the Institute of Foreign Languages of the Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “The Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia” (RUDN). The results of the study allow us to conclude that there is a significant relationship between the professional creativity of a teacher and the effectiveness of professional performance, which is confirmed by the results of statistical processing of the data obtained. In the Russian psychological and pedagogical literature on the problem of professional competence two basic concepts are discussed, competence and competency. Researchers argue that these concepts are multidimensional and systemic in nature. In Russia, the difference between these concepts is most thoroughly substantiated in the glossary of the Federal State Educational Standard. It is indicated that competencies consist of knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as of practical experience. The ability to apply them in professional activities is called competence.

Creation of a comfortable psychological climate in university teaching staff

The article is devoted to improving the psychological climate in university teaching staff. The article provides a theoretical analysis of the considered phenomenon, its connection with the phenomenon of communications, and its elaboration in the pedagogical and psychological research. The study highlights the importance of socio-psychological climate in the context of the effectiveness of the activities of teachers and teaching staff in general. The study is aimed at examination of the problem of improvement of psychological climate in university teaching staff. To achieve the goal of the research, the authors developed and carried out an experiment aimed at examination of the ways to improve the psychological climate in university teaching staff with the help of training activity. The authors selected the research methodology and its algorithm, including a complex psychological and pedagogical experiment and tracking the state and dynamics of socio-psychological climate in university teaching staff before and after the formative influence. The research was carried out during one semester at the Institute of Foreign Languages of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. The study involved 40 teachers; the sample was representative in terms of gender and other characteristics. The results of the study allow concluding that training is an effective method of improving the socio-psychological climate in university teaching staff under several significant conditions.

Specifics of Developing Professional Thinking in Law Students

The article examines the essence, role and significance of professional thinking within lawyers’ professional development, making a special emphasis on the specifics of evolving law students’ professional thinking. The research purpose is a theoretical and empirical study of the developmental specifics of law students’ professional thinking. Besides, there is a focus on the structure and features of lawyers’ professional thinking as a special professionally important quality. The authors conduct a comprehensive analysis of the developmental specifics of law students’ professional thinking, propose their own definition of this concept and consider its structure and structural components. The analysis of relevant literature contributed to studying the validity of the chosen topic. The article also reflects the methodology of research and its algorithm that include conducting a complex psychological and pedagogical experiment, assessing the declared parameters and fulfilling the statistical analysis of the results based on methods such as variance analysis, correlation analysis using Marsch’s I coefficient, Friedman’s R coefficient and Kruskal – Wallis H-criterion. The research base was the International Law Institute (Moscow, Russia). The experimental and control groups of subjects were formed, numbering 60 people representative in gender, etc. The results of the study demonstrate the effectiveness of combining trainings, special courses and the evolvement of formal-logical reasoning within the development of law students’ professional thinking

Specifics of Developing Professional Thinking in Law Students

The article examines the essence, role and significance of professional thinking within lawyers’ professional development, making a special emphasis on the specifics of evolving law students’ professional thinking. The research purpose is a theoretical and empirical study of the developmental specifics of law students’ professional thinking. Besides, there is a focus on the structure and features of lawyers’ professional thinking as a special professionally important quality. The authors conduct a comprehensive analysis of the developmental specifics of law students’ professional thinking, propose their own definition of this concept and consider its structure and structural components. The analysis of relevant literature contributed to studying the validity of the chosen topic. The article also reflects the methodology of research and its algorithm that include conducting a complex psychological and pedagogical experiment, assessing the declared parameters and fulfilling the statistical analysis of the results based on methods such as variance analysis, correlation analysis using Marsch’s I coefficient, Friedman’s R coefficient and Kruskal – Wallis H-criterion. The research base was the International Law Institute (Moscow, Russia). The experimental and control groups of subjects were formed, numbering 60 people representative in gender, etc. The results of the study demonstrate the effectiveness of combining trainings, special courses and the evolvement of formal-logical reasoning within the development of law students’ professional thinking

The management of the process of forming university students’ tolerance in the conditions of digitalization of higher education

The article deals with the formation of students’ tolerance and management of this process. The aim of the article is to cover theoretical and empirical aspects of the management of students’ tolerance formation. A special focus is made on the role of tolerance in modern society and for the educational system as well as on the contradictions which determine the relevance of tolerance in the university environment. Tolerance is a complex, multifaceted phenomenon which touches all aspects of student life. Entering the university, young people find themselves surrounded by many different personalities who have their own values and beliefs in life. This calls for the necessity to respect and accept a different opinion and a different way of life. Therefore, nowadays the formation of tolerance acquires special importance in educational institutions as it is tolerance which is the basis of effective communication in a politically cultural society like the Russian Federation. So the formation of tolerance is a social order as it is impossible to develop the educational system unless this aspect is included. We scrutinized relevant literature on the issue and came to the conclusion that the formation of tolerance can be only achieved by means of democratic management and students’ conscious choice of tolerant attitudes and behavior, which excludes any pressure or foisting. The study involved the choice of methods and an algorithm, which comprised the diagnosis of the mentioned parameters, conducting a formative experiment, repeated check of the parameters and performing a statistic analysis of the results. The study was carried out on the base of the Institute of Foreign languages, RUDN University (Russia). The research results allow drawing a conclusion about high effectiveness of the implemented actions aimed at the formation of students’ tolerance.

Study of The Soft Skills Development in The Framework Of The Activities Of Student Communities

The article presents the results of a study of the Soft Skills development in the activities of student societies. The purpose of the article is the theoretical and empirical study of the Soft Skills development in the activities of student societies. The research methodology and its algorithm were selected due to the purpose of the study. To solve the research questions posed, we compiled a list of student societies of the Mytischi Branch (MB) of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. It included 87 student societies, which were classified according to the type of their activity. The hypothesis of the research is that a close connection between student societies stimulates members of one society to be interested in the activities of associate societies, thereby acquiring new skills within the framework of this activity, among which there are so-called Soft Skills. Student societies can form both general, characteristic of all student organizations, and specific skills, characteristic of certain types of activity. In the course of the research work, all possible student societies were identified and classified. Next, we built a network map of the interaction among student societies. Also, using a targeted sample, 9 student societies were selected, representing different fields of activity. The leaders of these societies were interviewed using a semi-formalized interview method. The statutory documents on the activities of the societies under consideration were analyzed using the traditional method of document analysis