The Ambivalent Nature of the Educational Process in Higher Educational Institutions in the COVID – 19 Pandemic

Marina Cherkasova, Anna Taktarova

2021

Abstract

The ambivalent nature of the educational process in higher educational institutions was clearly manifested during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such an organization of the learning process leads to building a new cognitive model of the educational process. The purpose of the study is to reveal the attitude of students to the new mode of learning and teaching and to characterize the ambivalent nature of the modern educational process. The following methods were used: the method of questioning the reference group (204 respondents of Russian Transport University); a qualitative and quantitative approach to the differentiation and integration of the data obtained made it possible to designate a probabilistic assessment of the educational process organization from the studentsp̀oint of view; the dualism of the modern digital university educational environment was considered from the point of view of an ambivalent approach proposed by foreign and Russian scientists. Our hypothesis basing on a dissatisfaction with forced on-line learning, in which the implementation of various educational models (face-to-face and on-line) as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, was only partially confirmed. 7.5% of respondents expressed a dissatisfaction with online learning, 13% were satisfied with online learning, 79.5% of respondents showed ambivalent reactions (halfway reactions). Due to the empirical study we have determined 6 dualistic oppositions of the modern digital university environment: a) synchronous and asynchronous learning, b) simultaneous presence in two active areas (home - university), c) virtual presence with visual absence (when the camera is turned off), d) electronic communication in synchronous and asynchronous mode, e) interactive interaction a teacher – a student and a student – a teacher (the student teaches the teacher to communicate within the virtual environment, f) the opposition of generations “friend” – “alien”).

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Cherkasova M. and Taktarova A. (2021). The Ambivalent Nature of the Educational Process in Higher Educational Institutions in the COVID – 19 Pandemic. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference "COVID-19: Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals" - Volume 1: RTCOV, ISBN 978-989-758-617-0, pages 386-391. DOI: 10.5220/0011121100003439

in Bibtex Style

@conference{rtcov21,
author={Marina Cherkasova and Anna Taktarova},
title={The Ambivalent Nature of the Educational Process in Higher Educational Institutions in the COVID – 19 Pandemic},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference "COVID-19: Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals" - Volume 1: RTCOV,},
year={2021},
pages={386-391},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011121100003439},
isbn={978-989-758-617-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific and Practical Conference "COVID-19: Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals" - Volume 1: RTCOV,
TI - The Ambivalent Nature of the Educational Process in Higher Educational Institutions in the COVID – 19 Pandemic
SN - 978-989-758-617-0
AU - Cherkasova M.
AU - Taktarova A.
PY - 2021
SP - 386
EP - 391
DO - 10.5220/0011121100003439