EXPERIENCE, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF USING THE MOODLE ENVIRONMENT IN TEACHING PHYSICS AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The development of engineering education at universities is impossible without improving the methodological techniques for organizing students’ activities, including when working with digital educational environments, such as Moodle. It is important to discuss emerging problems and prospects for solving them with colleagues. Aim. Taking into account the materials of theoretical and experimental research, to generalize the experience of using this platform in teaching physics to engineering students, to present the results of feedback from students on the results of training, to analyze the problems and to outline the prospects for its use in the educational process. Methodology and methods. The study
was conducted at Vyatka State University (Russia). Theoretical and experimental research methods: analysis of methodological, methodological, subject scientific literature; planning and realization of experimental research; questionnaires; design of a formative methodology; mathematical methods for processing the results. Results. The article describes the search results, formative and control stages of the pedagogical experiment on the use of the Moodle platform for organizing the physics activities of engineering students.
The authors have analyzed the cognitive needs and expectations of students from the use of electronic courses in teaching physics. The paper introduces the methodological techniques for organizing students’ activities, and characterizes the authors’ experience in organizing learning processes. A final survey of students was carried out to obtain feedback on studying physics using the Moodle platform. The results were positive, but it was possible to identify a number of existing problems in using the platform in teaching. The paper introduces the recommendations for adjusting the learning process.