Bykova E.S.
Novosibirsk State Technical University, Russia
Pedagogical conditions for
developing students’ innovative thinking
The
characteristic feature of modern education – is introducing into educational of
process innovative technologies. Innovative educational environment of the
university includes modern information and communication technologies used in
education, information and educational content, individualization of training,
highly qualified teaching staff [2].
The key
role in the development of a personality, susceptible to innovative, play such
social institutions as schools and colleges, that is why special attention
should be paid to the formation of a modern professional. Education must begin
with the creation of a new type of personality - a man of innovation.
The
need to improve educational and innovative process in a university is specified
by: the need for the formation of a new level of thinking, a creativity in
work, deeper relations of all levels a structures of educational process.
The
content of innovative education includes training in independent work,
research, motivation self-development, self-actualization and self-improvement.
The more creative activities of students and teachers in higher education
become, the more innovative the educational environment will be.
The
importance of learning and personal development of innovative future
professionals is defined by the necessity of developing theoretical issues
relating to concepts, contents and methods of psychological development. This
determines the high level of social, scientific and practical significance of
the study.
At the
moment there is no clear definition of "innovative personality".
Specialists specify a number of personal factors that influence the parameters
of the innovative personality: the desire for novelty, the sensitivity to new
experiences, ability to take risks, creativity, willingness to process
information, independent judgment, openness to experience, knowledge, and
others (A. Inkeles and M. Crozier, E. Rogers, OS Sovetova, AN Lebedev et al.)
In our
research under of "innovation" we mean personal quality, contributing
to the generation and implementation of new ideas, which is based on openness,
tolerance and flexibility of thinking.
The pilot
study was designed to identify personality correlates of innovativeness of the
students, highlighting the characteristics that make up the psychological
content of the studied phenomenon and made a portrait of an innovative person. The
programme developing "innovativeness" of a student was prepared in lines
with for experiment.
The
program consisted of eight workshops. The author's program to develop
innovative student was pilot of at Novosibirsk State Technical University. The
main focus was made on relations with the profession, group and individual
creativity (creative and analytical) work. During the formative experiment were
carried out the following activities to: insurance of optimal development of
students of innovation: development of creativity, inclusion of students in
vocational and creative activities, use of non-traditional forms of work. Each
workshop consisted of three stages: a creative exercise (for example, the
method of focal objects, improvement of the subject, etc.), group work (work
according to the method of E. Bono "Six Thinking Hats", etc.) and
analysis of individual and group work.
The
objectives of the formative experiment were resolved in accordance with the
purpose of research - testing program for the development of innovation of the
student.
During
the formative experiment, carried out in a continuous educational process the
following results were: the positive dynamics of formation of the factors of
innovation in an experimental group of students, such as "ability to take
risk", "imagination", "complexity" in the high level
of significance of Mann Whitney. Experimental research has shown that it is
necessary to development of innovative factors to the stage of training,
according to experience and personal characteristics of their future profession
will study at the university.
The
results show that the programme can be used in the educational process of
higher education. Innovative education should develop in man the ability and
commitment to development and transformation, foster innovative student.
Conclusions:
- The
course of the modernization of education involves the development and
introduction of new technology training and education;
-
Student of innovative learning environment is a self-developing person, capable
of self-realization;
- The
strategic objective of education in an innovative educational environment is
the formation of a creative development of the individual student's ability to
innovate.
Literature:
1. Sovetova, OS
Foundations of social psychology of innovation / OS Sovetova. - St.
Petersburg.: St. Petersburg State University, 2000. - S. 152.
2. Shabanov AG,
Shorokhova, T. Education Week innovative university / Philosophy of Education ¹
1, 2009, pp. 51 - 56.
3. Yagolkovsky, S.
R. Innovation as an object of psychological research (reviewed English-language
literature) / SR Yagolkovsky / / Psychology. Journal of the Higher School of
Economics. - 2007. - T 4. - ¹ 2. - S. 123 - 133.