DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING THINKING IN FUTURE BIOLOGY TEACHERS IN A DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
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Author(s): | Dedyura I. S., Matveeva A. V., Pimanova N. A., |
| Number of journal: | 2(75) | Date: | June 2026 |
| Annotation: | In the context of rapid digitalization of education and interdisciplinary integration of knowledge, it is important for future biology teachers to develop not only subject-specific competence, but also engineering thinking, which involves the ability to analyze, design, model, and solve complex problems. The purpose of this study is to analyze the practice of organizing educational activities in the disciplines “Methods of Teaching Biology,” “Educational Technologies in Teaching Biology,” and “Solving Professional Problems of Biology Teachers” for students of a pedagogical university, which aim to develop students’ engineering thinking using a digital educational environment. The article discusses the theoretical foundations and practical approaches to developing engineering thinking among biology students within the framework of a digital educational environment. The pedagogical expediency of introducing project-oriented, research, and simulation teaching methods, as well as the use of digital tools (virtual laboratories, bioinformatics platforms, CAD systems, and IoT devices), is substantiated. The article proposes methodological approaches to organizing educational activities that ensure a transition from reproductive knowledge acquisition to creative engineering and pedagogical practice. The implementation of the model for the development of engineering thinking proposed by the authors meets the strategic priorities of the country’s scientific and technological development and the current requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard. The synthesis of biological content with engineering technologies creates conditions for training a new generation of teachers who can effectively work in a digital educational environment and develop skills in students that are in demand in their future professional activities. The model described by the authors in the article can be used in updating the main professional educational programs for teachers of other natural sciences and in the development of regulations governing the digitalization of teacher education. | ||
| Keywords: | engineering thinking, biology teacher training, digital educational environment, interdisciplinarity, project learning, digital technologies, teacher training, educational technologies, virtual laboratory, project-based learning, digitalization |
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| For citation: | Matveeva A. V., Dedyura I. S., Pimanova N. A. Development of engineering thinking in future biology teachers in a digital educational environment. Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2026;2(75):467—473. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2026.75.1581. |
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