The Impact of Combination of Natural Sciences and the Humanities on the Quality of Modern Education

Kateryna Kyrylenko, Mykhailo Martyniuk, Tetiana Mahomet, Volodymyr Mykolaiko, Iryna Tiahai, Olesia Beniuk

Abstract


The research aimed to study the features and consequences of the combination of natural sciences and the humanities on the quality of higher education. The research was focused on the indicators of the quality of education, which can be measured in the short term (during the time-limited experiment). Methods: the method of self-reflective notes and expert evaluations, online questionnaires (Google Forms, Likert scale), and statistical data processing. Results. The parties involved (a group of experts, students, and teachers) generally positively evaluated the concept, course, and results of the experiment (positive evaluation coefficients were 82% from the group of experts and teachers and 78% from the group of students). According to the evaluation results, the students (the focus group of the experiment on the trends of student-oriented learning) positively evaluated the prospects of the integrated model (3.7 points out of 5). The teachers were the most optimistic in their predictions about the potential of integrated teaching to influence the quality of education (4.8 points out of 5), and the experts gave a medium score (4.1). The main difficulties during the implementation of the experimental model were the establishment of appropriate conditions for cooperation in the context of distance learning and the need to work more intensively than under the traditional autonomous teaching of educational courses. Both students and teachers indicated the need to work more. Therefore, the combination of natural sciences and the humanities positively affects the quality of modern higher education during high-quality implementation of the innovative educational model.

https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.22.6.27


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humanitarianization of higher education; innovative teaching methods; natural sciences; quality of education; sustainable development

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