Business game as method of training of cadets of emercom

Abstract

Introduction.Training cadets in educational institutions Of the state fire service of the EMERCOM of Russia to eliminate fires is an urgent task, the quality of which can be implemented using game forms of training.Materials and Methods. The implementation of game forms of learning is proposed in the form of a business game, for the development of which the main provisions of the theory of game and contextual learning were applied. The business game scenario implements didactic principles of problem-based and reflexive teaching methods.Results.To develop the methodology and scenario of the business game, to implement the training of cadets in the field of fire fighting and rescue operations, goals were formed, requirements for educational and methodological support and material and technical equipment were developed. The main goals are professional-pedagogical and game goals for the implementation of which an actual fire scenario is formed, accompanied by a complex situation that requires the participation of the entire list of staff and non-staff positions for its localization and subsequent elimination. The scenario of the business game includes 3 stages of its implementation, aimed at obtaining students ' knowledge and skills to work in specific positions of the fire and rescue division in the conditions of fire development and the impact of its hazards. The main tasks of the business game include the formation of skills of interaction between officials in the process of fire elimination, the ability to organize the work of subordinates and fire and rescue units, as well as gaining experience in analyzing their actions and the actions of participants in the business game to assess the positive and negative aspects of working together and achieving the set professional and educational goals.Discussion and Conclusions. The effectiveness of practical training in the form of a business game is due to the active immersion of students in a professional environment, accompanied by the emergence of additional game motivation and a high level of assimilation of students ' knowledge, skills and abilities in the formation of individual and group experience of joint activities in the extreme environment of a real fire.