The method for developing practice-oriented skills when studying the Control System Modeling course in the e-learning environment

Abstract

This article presents a model of a subsystem for performing practical tasks of an adaptive electronic learning resource (AELR) in the LMS Moodle environment. The authors consider the distinctive aspects of forming individual educational trajectories for the development of skills and abilities in studying the Control System Modeling course using the LMS Moodle instrumental apparatus. The paper presents an algorithm for developing the skills needed to perform the operations under study. The algorithm suggests step-by-step skill development through frequently repeated actions and gradually complicated tasks with the reducing time allotted for their solving. Further, the paper analyses experimental results concerning the introduction of the adaptive electronic learning resources into the educational process. It was found that higher involvement in the educational process and greater learning efficiency are observed in the experimental student group where the learning process was arranged through an adaptive electronic learning resource, as compared to the control group that participated in traditional classroom activities. It was also found that the application of the learning method using the adaptive electronic learning resources leads to statistically significant (at the level of 95% according to the chi-squared distribution) differences in the learning results.