Students’ self-educational activity actualization based on the mixed learning technology implementation

Abstract

The phenomenon of self-educational activity as a factor of ensuring prospective specialists quality of education and successful training is actualized in this paper. The need for innovative technologies development contributing to the self-educational activities actualization and meeting both patterns of students development, their needs, and modern trends in the educational process organization at the university is indicated here. Noting the advantages of traditional and distance learning forms, their disadvantages are also identified when applied separately. Students needs in terms of choosing the format of study at the university are analyzed. The necessity to use the students digital potential with benefit and for the benefit, which consists in the fact that modern youth easily own various gadgets and spend most of their time on the Internet is shown in the paper. Based on the theoretical analysis carried out, the essence and content of the mixed learning technology is presented as an integration of traditional and electronic formats, organically combining pedagogical components, collectively ensuring the actualization of students self-educational activities. The content of the mixed learning technology is revealed as a series of consistently implemented stages (motivational, integration-activity, reflexive-evaluative). Reflection and formative assessment are of great importance at all stages of its implementation. A high degree of flexibility and adaptability of this technology in the educational space of the university is indicated in the paper.