Changing Role of Self-Study Work in the University Education of the 21st Century Students

Abstract

The article considers new requirements for the organization of self-study considering specific features of Millennial students, i.e. students of the 21 st century. Despite similarities revealed by the youth worldwide in connection with IT, Russian students have some specific features. Moreover, Federal State Educational Standards of the 3 rd Generation increased the number of hours in all subjects allocated for self-study which shows the importance of self-study for future specialists. Data obtained after the comparative analyses of preferences demonstrated by humanitarian and technical students of two Tyumen Universities allowed offering the most efficient forms of organizing independent work of Russian University students.

Understanding the Relevance of Digital Media in Higher Education

“…Student self-study enhancement refers to activities involved in studying topics in addition to taught content on-campus or in the digital classroom. This includes video, wikis, and social media-based groups (Arzhilovskaya & Chumakova, 2019;Poluekhtova et al, 2020). Examination preparation refers to the review of the content that is required to pass examinations.…”