The role of mathematical knowledge in the development of critical and analytical thinking in students of technical university

Issue 56, 2024

Nella Abayeva, Lezzetzhan Mustafina, Vitaliy Zhurov, Irina Yerakhtina, Bakhytzhan Mustafina

Received 07.09.2023, Revised 13.01.2024, Accepted 14.05.2024

https://doi.org/10.54919/physics/56.2024.188ln9

Abstract

Relevance. The labour market requires specialists with critical and analytical thinking skills. It is the study of mathematics that lays the foundations for the development of logical thinking, attention, and accuracy, starting from the school mathematics course.

Purpose. The purpose of the study is the theoretical substantiation of the significance of the level of mathematical knowledge of students in the development of critical and analytical thinking skills.

Methodology. Research methods: theoretical analysis and generalisation of pedagogical experience; conversations; questionnaires; analysis of special and popular scientific literature; use of mathematical statistics methods in processing the results of experimental research.

Results. Students in each of the presented specialities were assigned to control and experimental groups. The selected pedagogical conditions were introduced into the educational process of the experimental group, and the students of the control group were taught according to the standard teaching technology. As a result of the experimental verification of the effectiveness of the development of interest in the study of mathematics, positive results were obtained – the level of mathematical knowledge of the students of the experimental group was 9% higher than that of students using conventional technology. Evaluation of the level of critical and analytical thinking was carried out according to the developed criteria in three stages: the first – before studying mathematics in the 1st year, the second – after completing the mathematics course, and the third – before defending diploma projects. Results: at the first stage, there was no difference between the results of the control and experimental groups, at the second stage the difference was 5%, and at the third stage – 7.1%.

Conclusions. Thus, the students of the experimental groups were able to demonstrate a higher level of critical and analytical thinking. Bachelors with a higher level of critical and analytical thinking will be more in demand in the modern labour market.

Keywords: development of interest in mathematics; teaching mathematics; development of critical and analytical thinking; educational process of the university

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Abayeva N, Mustafina L, Zhurov V, Yerakhtina I, Mustafina B. The role of mathematical knowledge in the development of critical and analytical thinking in students of technical university. Sci Herald Uzhhorod Univ Ser Phys. 2024;(56):1889-1899. DOI: 10.54919/physics/56.2024.188ln9

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