Formation of Universal Competencies of Undergraduates during Development of the Plot of Web-Quest

Abstract

The paper tackles the issue of using the educational web-quest technology in forming universal competencies of students of higher educational establishments. The aim of the paper is to offer a theoretical grounding and to experimentally test the efficiency of forming the theory of web-quest which helps to form students' universal competencies and improve the quality of higher education on the whole. The methodology involves the analysis of works devoted to issues and the prospects of educational informational support, stating the potential of web-quest technology for forming the necessary competencies and personal qualities. For the experimental assessment, empirical methods were used (observation, analysis of the content of web-quests, results from completing tasks, and the role of this approach in forming universal competencies). Research results. The authors specify the structure-forming and meaningful role of the story line as an element of a web-quest, the prospect of its creating to increase the quality of teaching undergraduates, its advantages and disadvantages in forming the needed competencies and personal qualities of future specialists (training program 44.04.01 Pedagogical education, profile Informatization of education (master's degree). The conclusion proves that working over forming a web-quest story line contributes to forming the students' universal competencies and necessary personal qualities, as well as to improving the quality of teaching on the whole.