Keyword: «meta-subject competences»

The relevance of the presented research is conditioned by the need for high-quality professional training of pedagogical universities students, formation of meta-subject competences, ability to apply pedagogical knowledge and skills in practice in the conditions of new educational paradigm. At the same time, it is proposed to use completely the potential of innovative educational, transdisciplinary, multidisciplinary programs – minors, electives, effective forms and methods of pedagogical university students’ professional training. Thus, the purpose of the research is to study the content of artistic and pedagogical activity, during which it is possible to work out integrated, multidisciplinary programs – minors, electives, to use practice-oriented learning (identification of forms and methods aimed at the formation of meta-subject competences among students). The leading method in this case is a scientific research project, including various stages: strategic, research, design and constructing, aimed at the development of the ability to solve professional problems independently. In addition, the authors propose to use such methods as case-study, brainstorming (synectics), research projects, art-technologies, practice of creating a variety of art objects, infographics, forums, webinars, etc. in the newly developed integrated, multidisciplinary programs – which can influence the process of meta-subject competences formation, universal methods of action (meta-methods) in various fields of knowledge. The article introduces the educational product – minor «Signs and symbols of intercultural communication», which goal is to unite separate disciplines that would allow to expand knowledge in various fields (foreign language, fine arts), and its contents should provide students’ meta-subject competences formation contributing to the solution of creative, practical, professional, communicative tasks. In the preparation of the minor, the relationship between the iconic means with which social information is coded was substantiated. As a result of conducted from 2016 to the present day experimental research and experimental teaching, using practice-oriented training, effective methods of professional training for students of the pedagogical university, and also developed integrated programs – minors, electives, such as «Traditional art of the region», «Folk costume», we establish meta-subject competences and universal methods of action. The electives were tested and positive results concerning the formation of meta-subject competences were obtained. Practical use of practice-oriented training, effective methods of pedagogical university students’ professional training, as well as developed integrated programs – minors and electives allow us to mark the academic achievements of the pedagogical university students, who confirm their meta-subject competences by success at scientific student conferences at the municipal, regional and all-Russia levels. So, we can speak about improving the quality of the specialists’ training in a pedagogical university. The article is devoted to the problem of meta-subject competences formation in the conditions of new educational paradigm. The authors note, that when considering the issue of meta-subject competences formation among students of a pedagogical university in the conditions of new educational paradigm, it is the practice-oriented approach that is the most relevant and promising one. Hypothesis of our research: the process of high quality preparation of students at a pedagogical university aimed at formation of meta-subject competences will be more successful if new educational transdisciplinary, multidisciplinary programs – minors, electives are introduced in this process, and effective forms and methods are identified during the educational process. The conducted research showed that with this approach to teaching students of a pedagogical university, it becomes possible to develop the ability not only to perceive, assimilate information, but also to process it at a higher level, the ability to form meta-subject competences for their use in future professional practice. The authors confirmed the hypothesis of the research, where the meta-subject competences indicators depend on the specific educational environment and the conditions that this environment offers for the development of the individual.

The lack of definite values in modern general education and, accordingly, educational strategies entails a problem: it is difficult to develop age-related resources for junior teenagers within the framework of educational strategies. The purpose of the study is to justify the conditions for the development of regional identity: knowledge about the city and a positive attitude towards it. The urban environment is considered as a space of meanings and implications, which are essential for education. It is shown that the age resources of junior teenagers in the course of the project are updated, cognitive resources and meta-subject competences are developed.

Relevance of the study is determined by the need to train physicians for professional activity in the context of digital transformation of healthcare, which requires new pedagogical technologies integrating the development of soft skills into foreign language training. The discipline “Foreign Language” has significant didactic potential for developing meta-subject competences, but traditional methods do not fully realize this potential and fail to account for the current trends in digitalization of education. The aim of the article is to theoretically substantiate and experimentally verify the effectiveness of Kolb’s experiential learning cycle (ELT) in foreign language training of medical students for the targeted development of soft skills. The study is based on D. Kolb’s empirical cycle. An original pedagogical technology has been developed, combining the four-phase ELT model with digital tools, artificial intelligence elements, and gamification. The experiment was conducted at Pacific State Medical University in the period from September 2025 to February 2026 with the participation of 35 second-year students (experimental group – 17 students, control group – 18 students). The level of soft skills development was assessed by three independent experts using a standardized assessment battery. In the experimental group, a statistically significant increase in soft skills was recorded: average gain of 28.2% versus 7.3% in the control group (p < 0.01), with the highest dynamics in “self-management” (+31.7%) and “effective thinking” (+28.9%). Foreign language communicative competence in the experimental group improved by 38.7% on the lexico-grammatical test, by 43.1% in oral speech, and by 47.3% in written speech (in the control group – no more than 20%). The level of subjective satisfaction of students in the experimental group with the applied technology was 94.1%. Scientific novelty lies in the substantiation and testing of a model that combines the phase structure of Kolb’s cycle with digital tools, AI, and gamification, which makes it possible to purposefully form meta-subject competences of preservice physicians in a digital foreign language environment. Theoretical significance consists in expanding scientific understanding of the integration of digital didactic tools into the Experiential Learning Theory model in the context of medical education; the combination of personalization, micro learning, artificial intelligence and gamification with the phase structure of Kolb’s cycle has been substantiated. Practical significance is expressed in the creation of a reproducible didactic construct that can be adapted for foreign language training of medical students, as well as used in other disciplines and fields of study for the systematic development of soft skills.