Development of digital literacy of students in the process of professional training

Abstract

The article discusses the issues of introducing new ways to form the digital literacy of future specialists in the process of preparing for training in a digital environment. The purpose of the study is to determine the conditions and criteria for assessing the formation of digital literacy of future specialists through the integration of the process of obtaining professional education and the practice of continuous learning. The theoretical significance of the work reflects the creation of pedagogical conditions for the formation of students' digital literacy through the integration of components of theoretical and practical training, educational and industrial practice of vocational education. The experiment on the assessment of digital literacy of students and the development of teaching methods in a digital environment confirm the practical significance of the work. The experimental work included periods of study at the Higher Pedagogical College named after Zh. Dosmukhamedov and pedagogical practice of students and secondary school No. 26. Uralsk, which was attended by 57 students of the experimental and control groups (n=57). The students' digital literacy index was determined and the level of proficiency in digital tools was assessed at the beginning and at the final stage of the experiment. The "digital literacy index" of the Russian Analytical Center of the National Agency for Financial Research (NAFI) was used as a benchmark for the development of digital literacy. In conclusion, the possibilities of improving students' digital literacy based on research are described.