Email this article An innovative method to assess the development of competencies of students when writing a graduate qualification paper
- Authors: Aydarkin E.K.1, Kundupyan O.L.1, Starostin A.N.1, Kundupyan Y.L.1, Fomina A.S.2
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Affiliations:
- Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don
- Don State Technical University, Rostov-on-Don
- Issue: No 4 (2023)
- Pages: 9-18
- Section: Pedagogical Sciences
- URL: https://vektornaukipedagogika.ru/jour/article/view/1000
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18323/2221-5662-2023-4-9-18
- ID: 1000
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A topical issue in the modern education system is the objective control of a student’s independent work when writing a graduate qualification paper (Graduation Thesis). Currently, only the procedure for defending a Graduation Thesis is being assessed, which does not reflect the entire set of skills of independent research work. To solve this problem, within the more general task of creating a criteria-based assessment system, the authors developed a method for assessing the formedness of competencies by assessing the development degree of professional skills constituting competency indicators. The method is based on recording a wide range of objective indicators in the process of independent work using an electronic educational environment and on algorithms for calculating “Proficient” indicators for target professional competencies. The purpose of the study is to develop and test a method for assessing the development of students’ competencies when writing a Graduation Thesis. The developed method was tested on a group of graduate biology students specializing at the Chair of Human and Animal Physiology. Based on the results of the Graduation Thesis defense procedure, all students specializing at the Chair received an “excellent” rating, which implies an equally high level of development of competencies. As part of the testing, the authors assessed such activities as writing a literature review, mastering experimental equipment and collecting experimental material, statistical data processing, and preparing publications. It was found that the examined group of students is significantly heterogeneous in terms of some indicators. The authors identified skills where the majority of those surveyed showed a proficiency level below the required minimum. The testing results showed that, compared to the final assessment based on the thesis defense results, the developed method is more objective and informative for assessing the development of competencies.
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Evgeny Konstantinovich Aydarkin
Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don
Email: aek@sfedu.ru
PhD (Biology), Head of Chair of Human and Animal Physiology of D.I. Ivanovsky Academy of Biology and Biotechnologies
Russian FederationOksana Leontievna Kundupyan
Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don
Author for correspondence.
Email: olkundupyan@sfedu.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2876-1138
PhD (Biology), assistant professor of Chair of Human and Animal Physiology of D.I. Ivanovsky Academy of Biology and Biotechnologies
Russian FederationArtem Nikolaevich Starostin
Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don
Email: anstarostin@sfedu.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2995-4479
senior lecturer of Chair of Human and Animal Physiology of D.I. Ivanovsky Academy of Biology and Biotechnologies
Russian FederationYulia Leontievna Kundupyan
Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don
Email: ylkundupyan@sfedu.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-4597-3753
assistant of Chair of Human and Animal Physiology of D.I. Ivanovsky Academy of Biology and Biotechnologies
Russian FederationAnna Sergeevna Fomina
Don State Technical University, Rostov-on-Don
Email: a_bogun@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4374-9244
PhD (Biology), assistant professor of Chair of Biology and General Pathology
Russian FederationReferences
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