Publications by authors named "Maria Yanishevskaya"

Article Synopsis
  • The study explores how to enhance students' understanding of complex structures through digital tools, specifically focusing on balance scale problems and the mistakes students typically make.
  • It involved 181 fifth-grade students, divided into two groups: one worked individually with digital simulations, while the other collaborated in pairs, using the same modeling techniques.
  • Results indicated that collaborative learning in a digital environment significantly improved problem-solving skills related to balance states, while individual work didn't shift students' reliance on trial-and-error methods as much.
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Background: Using the Activity Theory of education (Galperin, 1992; Talyzina, 2018), this article examines the students' actions that constitute the early stages of forming the concept of ratios. The psychological analysis of mastery of this concept shows that it essentially depends on understanding the coordination of the changes of two independent values (area, velocity, density, etc.).

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Article Synopsis
  • The paper explores applying Galperin's theory of step-by-step concept formation and Davydov's theory of learning activity in educational settings, particularly in teacher training.
  • It presents a hands-on module for students of pedagogical psychology to learn chemical formula formation using valency values, emphasizing the importance of orientation in concept development.
  • The workshop highlighted the challenges students faced in executing the concept formation process, emphasizing the necessity of adhering to procedural steps and showcasing the effectiveness of Galperin's theoretical principles in educational design.
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