Features of the use of digital laboratory work in the course of general chemistry

Abstract

The article presents the problem of developing students’ digital laboratory skills. The research purpose is to consider digital educational resources as an effective tool to help students master practical work in the process of using a digital laboratory. The study describes the impact of digital laboratory work on student academic performance, laboratory work activity, and practical skills formation. The article demonstrated the features of a digital laboratory in comparison with a traditional laboratory. As part of the study, 1st-year students of the 6B01562-Chemistry-Biology educational program were taught using digital laboratory work. 41students participated in the study. The control and experimental groups were selected by simple random sampling. The lesson in the “Solutions” section of the General chemistry course is organized via interactive platforms Chemistry Lab, Unreal Chemistry. Students have expanded the range of scientific research on interactive digital platforms by completing tasks. To improve practical skills, students were allowed to work independently through a digital laboratory. By compiling reaction equations for laboratory work completed on the platform, the student independently tested his knowledge based on critical analysis. With the support of the digital laboratory, students were convinced of digital educational environment readiness. The results obtained revealed the experimental group showed high results in student academic performance. The assessment results revealed increased interest among students in the digital laboratory. The result of the study showed that with the help of digital laboratory work, students’ practical skills are improved.