INTEGRATIVE THEORY OF PROFESSIONAL VISUALIZATION OF INFORMATION AND CARTOGRAPHIC TRAINING OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY
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Author(s): | Gadzhieva E. A., |
| Number of journal: | 1(74) | Date: | March 2026 |
| Annotation: | The article presents a theoretical justification of the integrative theory of professional information visualization as a meta-methodological basis for training personnel for the tourism industry. The research is based on the synthesis of the cartographic method of cognition of space, psychological and pedagogical theories of the development of spatial thinking (I. S. Yakimanskaya, P. Ya. Galperin, N. F. Talyzina) and modern achievements of infographics and geoinformation technologies. The essence of the graphing language as a professional communication tool is revealed, the poly-subjectivity of the cartographic method and its applicability to the study of spatially distributed phenomena in various fields, including tourism, is substantiated. Special attention is paid to the application of theory in the preparation of bachelor’s degrees in the field of tourism. The professional tasks of industry specialists requiring visual competence are identified: from analyzing the tourist and recreational potential of the territory and designing routes to developing cartographic support for tourist products and presentation materials for tourists. The structure of the theory is described, which includes fundamental methodological (cartographic method of cognition), psychological and pedagogical (theories of the development of thinking, neurodidactics) and technological (GIS, infographics, digital services) components. A level-based model of graphification language acquisition is presented, including sensory-perceptual, analytical, synthetic and creative levels, as well as a step-by-step methodology for the formation of visual competence, consisting of diagnostic-motivational, theoretical-orientation, reproductive-activity, productivecreative and reflexive-evaluative stages. The results of many years of experimental work are presented, confirming the positive impact of the proposed methodology on the development of spatial thinking (an increase in indicators by 27-35%), the quality of professional assignments (an increase by 31-42%), the level of creative thinking (an increase by 23-28%) and student motivation (an increase by 18-22%). The prospects for the development of theory in the context of digital transformation of education, including the use of interactive maps, virtual and augmented reality technologies, are discussed. The conclusion is made about the compliance of the proposed theory with the requirements of the information society and its importance for improving the quality f training of specialists in the field of tourism. | ||
| Keywords: | integrative theory, professional visualization, cartographic training, tourism education, language of graphification, spatial thinking, GIS technologies, metamethodology, visual competence, professional tourism tasks, infographics, digital transformation of education |
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| For citation: | Gadzhieva E. A. Integrative theory of professional visualization of information and cartographic training of future specialists in the tourism industry. Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2026;1(74):431—438. DOI: 10.25683/ VOLBI.2026.74.1579. |
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