Results and discussion
Meanwhile, it was decided to analyze the attitude
of university teachers to cross-curricula connections
in teaching physics in tandem with informatics. We
conducted a poll among teaches of physics at Abai
Kazakh National Pedagogical University. The re-
sults of a poll are demonstrated in Figure 2.
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Positive
attitude to
cross‐
curricula
connections
in teaching
physics in
tandem with
informatics
Negative
attitude to
cross‐
curricula
connections
in teaching
physics in
tandem with
informatics.
Programs
with cross‐
curricular
connections
and
programs
without
connections
in physics
have the
same level.
Difficult to
answer the
question.
52
0
20
28
Figure 2 – The assessment of using programs for teaching
physics in tandem with informatics
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52% – Positive attitude to cross-curricula con-
nections in teaching physics in tandem with infor-
matics.
0% – Negative attitude to cross-curricula con-
nections in teaching physics in tandem with infor-
matics.
20% – Programs with cross-curricular connec-
tions and programs without connections in physics
have the same level.
28% – Difficult to answer the question.
Thus, the analysis allows us to conclude that the
educational program for teaching physics in tandem
with informatics in higher educational institutions
is an important link of the learning process, which
helps to achieve the educational goals. The princi-
ples and criteria for the selection of educational ma-
terial identified in the research process are reason-
able and make it possible to implement a program in
accordance with the stated objectives. To implement
the program, it is necessary to choose a particular
teaching method.
The best method to train future teachers of phys-
ics in tandem with informatics is to organize the
research projects. Nowadays, research and project
activities are very popular in higher educational in-
stitutions due to their efficiency (Leontovich V. A.,
2006:63-71) [11]. For a full-fledged existence in in-
tensively changing environment, person has to dem-
onstrate the research behavior.
Such situation is justified and supported
by foreign scientists and methodologists as well.
Bridget Somekh (2006) allocated eight method-
ological principles of research activity: research is
represented in flexible cycles, involving the collec-
tion of data about the topic of investigation, analysis
and interpretation of those data, planning of strategy
in order to bring about positive changes and evalua-
tion those changes through data collection. Research
is conducted by a collaborative partnership of par-
ticipants and researchers; action research involves
the development of knowledge and understanding
of a unique kind; research starts from a vision of
social transformation and aspiration for grater so-
cial justice for all. Research involves a high level
of reflexivity and sensitivity in mediating the whole
research process; Research involves exploratory en-
gagement with a wide range of existing knowledge
in order to test its explanatory power and practical
usefulness. Research engenders powerful learning
for participants through combining research with re-
flection on practice; Research locates the inquiring
in understanding of broader historical, political and
ideological contexts that shape and constrain human
activity (Bridget Somekh., 2006:6-8 [12].
Stphen Kemmis, Robin McTaggart and Rhon-
da Nixon (2014) stress that «…research involves
the investigation of actual practices, not practices
in the abstract. It involves learning about the real,
concrete, particular practices of particular people
in particular places. Through research people can
come to understand how their educational practices
produced particular cultural-discursive, material-
economic, and social circumstances that pertain at
the particular place at a particular moment in a his-
tory, and how their practices are reproduced in inter-
action in a particular setting because of persistence
of these circumstances and their responses to them»
(Stephen Kemmis, 2014:21[13].
Craig A. Mertler (2017) points out: «…students
are the consumers of the educational research. It
is essential for them to have a basic understanding
of key terms and essential concepts related to the
notion of research. Research involves the applica-
tion of the scientific method to educational topics,
phenomena, or questions in research answer. Edu-
cational research is typically carried out through the
specification of the topic, about which a concern ex-
ists. It clarifies the specific problem, on which the
research will focus; formulate research questions
or hypothesis concerning the main problem; carry
out procedures by which data are collected, ana-
lyzed and interpreted; state the findings determined
as a result of the data analysis; draw the conclusion
related the original research question». (Craig A.,
2017:6) [14].
David Coghlan (2019) defines research as «…
an emergent inquiry process in which applied be-
havioral science knowledge is integrated with ex-
isting organizational knowledge and applied to ad-
dress real organizational issues. It is simultaneously
concerned with bringing about change in organiza-
tions, in developing self-help competencies in orga-
nizational members and adding to scientific knowl-
edge» (David Coghlan., 2019:5) [15]. The analysis
of the works confirms that the research skills are the
main components of the future professional activity,
which must be formed and developed for the new
format of specialists.
This requires the training, which includes the
motivating factors of research behavior (search
activity) and the mechanism for its implementa-
tion – thinking. Research activities include not only
search activity, but also analysis of results, assess-
ment based on the dynamics of the situation, fore-
casting and modeling, testing results in practice,
new assessment (Savenkov A. I., 2008:11-21) [16].
Modernization of the process of teaching physics in
tandem with informatics requires the acquisition of
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the theoretical foundations of the subjects, the de-
velopment of methodological competence of future
teachers, their assimilation of universal skills and
research activities; the analysis of the material with
its practical orientation. When the process of teach-
ing physics and informatics is aimed at organizing
research and project activities, students are facing
the analysis of their own activities. Achieved result
generates reflection, which leads to new ideas and
creative plans. Project activities require different
styles of communication, new roles and positions.
It leads to the development of research behavior, the
emergence of a research life position.
However, not always the positive results can be
achieved by students. Engaging in research activities
involves the assimilation of material of a high level
of difficulty. Students have difficulties with formula-
tion of hypotheses, performing the experimental part
of the research project. In order to prepare students
for independent project activities, it is necessary to
organize project training during lessons of physics
in tandem with informatics. At the lessons, students
acquire project skills, gain research experience and
acquire the skills to plan and monitor research proj-
ects. The future teachers themselves select a topic
of a research project in accordance with program.
The lessons devoted to research projects must be
highlighted in long-term planning. When organiz-
ing research activities, it is important to set the task
of research skills development, which include the
analysis of the facts, interpretations of these facts,
formulation of the research hypothesis, planning the
method of the hypothesis testing, presentation of the
results and conclusion drawing. It is revealed that
the research projects stimulate cognitive activity in
the classroom, promote interest in additional study
of theoretical material, involvement of students into
meaningful learning (Kozlova G. M., 2010: 29-33)
[17].
To construct a trajectory of using research proj-
ect in teaching physics in tandem with informatics,
it was important to determine the abilities, which
must be developed among students – future teach-
ers. The organizational stage of the model gave rise
to the formation of the ability to define the content
of the research problem; to determine the focus of
the research activity; to set the achievable goals.
To analyze the current state of a problem; to search
necessary information; to analyze the obtained in-
formation; to highlight the most important facts and
omit insignificant ones; to systematize knowledge;
to compare facts and draw conclusions; to evaluate
critically the information received regional chemis-
try. The input stage was necessary to form instru-
mental and technological abilities, which involved
the ability to use various technical devices and com-
puter technologies, to extract information from dif-
ferent sources, to represent information in general-
ized form and to use it efficiently. These skills are
multifaceted. The considerable intellectual devel-
opment, manifestation of such qualities as abstract
and algorithmic thinking, self-reflection, and self-
determination are required in order to develop such
abilities (for example, the choice of relevant infor-
mation requires the development of personal quali-
ties such as independence and criticality). Different
types of actions are necessary as well: the ability to
act autonomously, to use interactive modes, to enter
various social groups and to operate within them.
The output stage was a stage of a pragma-oriented
nature, which involved the ability to provide an ob-
jective assessment of the problem; to prove the va-
lidity of the obtained results during the research and
the significance of the results; to use new knowledge
in practice.
Experimental verification of the proposed tra-
jectory has been conducted based on Abai Kazakh
National Pedagogical University. A total number of
45 academic hours in natural learning environment
of the university in accordance with the schedule
have been given. During the planning stage, we
have identified control and experimental groups
with 30 students in each. The model constructed
by us with the use of digital resources and imple-
mented in experimental groups was a variable di-
mension of the experimental work. In experimen-
tal groups, the learning course and content were
formed in accordance with the model proposed by
us, which was presented by three stages and set of
problem tasks.
During the third stage, the students had to pres-
ent an independent research. The work was carried
out in mini-groups where each group was engaged
in implementation of the idea that had been sug-
gested by previous stages. The research work was
realized with the help of few steps, which included
the step of planning where the discussion of the
topic in mini-groups took place in order to deter-
mine the direction of the research work. The or-
ganizational step of the work determined the pe-
riods for the problem implementation, methods of
the research work; allocation of the responsibilities
among the students within mini-groups. During
the analytical step, the students realized the inde-
pendent research activity of the topic using differ-
ent data collection: work with special literature,
students’ personal experience, consultation with
experts, observation, questioning, interview and
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analysis of the information received. Each student
created a blog of his topic, which served as his per-
sonal diary.
During the work under the problem, each student
kept his blog for the analysis of the work and pre-
sentation of the interesting facts he found discussing
the problem with interested users. Next step was a
step of information consolidation. The students used
their wiki page for a collective work, where each
of them posted necessary information, corrected
and explained the information already added. The
result of this work was a collective article on the
topic of the problem. Here, the students were able to
apply their creative skills to select the most optimal
method of presentation, which could have different
formats: screen, brochure or video.
After the experimental work, a post-experimen-
tal diagnostics was carried out. The results of the
post-experimental diagnostics were based on the
mathematical data processing. The dynamics of re-
search skills development in experimental and con-
trol groups after the finishing of physics in tandem
with informatics course was notably different. The
students from experimental groups have demon-
strated the improvement of all testing parameters,
while the students from control groups have not
demonstrated significant improvement of the tested
abilities (Table 1).
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