Team work practice in the digital school for developing the "smart" mobile app

Abstract

Problem and purpose. The ability to work with teams and individuals, project activities are competencies that are in demand in the digital society, and skills for achieving future innovations in science and industry. The authors suggest using the didactic potential of mobile technologies and implementing it through project activities to develop "smart" solutions in order to form universal skills and abilities necessary for future professionals in organizing team work in a digital school. The methodology. The study was conducted among senior students of the Faculty of Informatics, Mathematics and Physics of Vyatka State University of Kirov, Russia. The experiment was attended by 109 students during 2018-2019 years. Processing the results of team work on projects was carried out using the method of expert evaluation, to which future employers were involved. The criterion χ2-Pearson was used as a statistical processing method. Results. The essence of the concept of "smart application" as a response of the educational space to the priorities of the digital transformation of society. Describes the features of the ability to "work in a team" through a system of rules, stages of activity on the project to develop a "smart" application. During the pedagogical experiment was implemented "smart" application: "Monuments", "Virtual assistant" etc. The results of statistical processing of experimental data with a significance level 0,05 allowed to confirm that the development of "smart" mobile application allows you to increase the level of development of such skills as teamwork, interdisciplinary communication, project management, programming and application of modern digital technology. Conclusion. Involving students in teamwork on projects for the development of “smart” applications using modern digital technologies contributes to the development of the qualities and skills that determine the high level of research culture necessary for making future discoveries in science and industry. Team work on the project meets the priorities of the digital school and contributes to the successful professional implementation of graduates, if it is carefully thought out, accurately planned and supported to the extent necessary by the mentor.