The Practice of Organizing Students’ Independent Work (on the Example of Teaching the Master’s Course “Methodology and Organization of Scientific Research”)

Abstract

The academic discourse on the organization of independent work within a specific discipline in higher education institutions is of great importance for the academic community and is essential for improving the educational process through the acquisition of new teaching experience.

The aim of the study is to identify organizational, methodological and content aspects of the practice of organizing independent work for master’s students in the context of the knowledge assessment system and cognitive processes (using the example of teaching the master’s course “Methodology and Organization of Scientific Research” for students of the specialty in “Physical Culture and Sports”).

The research methodology is based on the comparative and systematic approaches. Another aspect of the research methodology is the educational paradigm, with form the basis of the philosophy of education, educational policy and the organization of the learning process. Educational systems of modern democratic states are based on the ideas of learning though activity, practice, subjectivity of participants in the educational process, interaction, problem-based learning, reflexivity and individualized approaches to learning. These ideas are fundamental in organizing the educational process and studying the course as a whole, and they serve as guidelines in determining the organizational, methodological and content aspects of the practice of organizing independent work for master’s students.

The article substantiates the structure of independent work and presents a variant of implementing a model for assessing independent work in the course using the taxonomy of educational objectives developed by B. Bloom and his colleagues in the original version, as well as the new one later developed by L. W. Anderson, D. R. Krathwohl, and ones. A system of practical creative tasks for master’s students has been formed, compiled taking into account the multi-level assessment of academic achievements is considered.