Development of Students' Professional Skills and Institutions of Higher Education during the Pandemic

Abstract

The article is devoted to evaluating the pedagogical process of students' professional skills development during the pandemic. The study aims to investigate the formation of students' professional skills and determine their level of studying during a pandemic. The author's team surveyed to obtain empirical data on students' professional skills development. Surveying students and teachers were carried out during distance learning during a pandemic. The questionnaire results show the advantages and disadvantages of distance learning from the student's point of view. It is essential for education, built on a student-centered learning model. The main advantages of distance learning are a convenient schedule, combining study with work, acquiring new skills, the ability to do favorite things, and increasing motivation for self-education. Distance education's disadvantages in a pandemic include technical problems, including the lack of Internet, the difficulty of learning self-organization, and the low information and computer skills among students and teachers. The study results showed that students and teachers need support and motivation for distance learning.