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Liskovich, O. V. (2020). Regional forum of young fans of physics and astronomy as a means of forming students' competencies in natural sciences. September, 2–3 (85–86), 22–35 (ukr).

Summary

The article investigates the formation of students ’competencies in science and IT by means of physics competitions. The author analyzes the research on the issue of students ’competencies in science and IT, and also clarifies the essence and the structure of this concept. It is determined that science and IT competence is a complex of personal qualities that provides the student with the ability to solve significant social and personal problems related to nature, engineering and technology. This competence includes cognitive, activity and personality components. The activity component includes the ability to explain natural phenomena and technological processes, to apply knowledge for solving problems with science and technical content, to identify environmental problems, to study natural phenomena and processes, to understand and to apply the operation principle and the structure of modern machinery, devices and equipment. The personal component includes educational motives, research activities and reflexivity (which means the ability to carry out self-control, self-assessment and self-analysis), awareness of the science importance for human development and value attitude to knowledge and scientific activity. Based on the analysis ofthe activity content and personal components, it is proved that the competence in science and IT is formed mainly due to extracurricular and after classes activities. The peculiarity is students 'freedom to choose forms, content and work methods, it supposes wide opportunities for involving students into practice. The possibilities for competence formation by means of intellectual competitions are illustrated by the participants 'work during the regional forum of physics and astronomy young admirers.