Students’ Scientific Work in Conditions of E-learning: Reflection of University Students

Abstract

Considering the challenges of the present, contemporary universities pay significant attention to providing an effective electronic environment. Such an environment creates all the necessary conditions for multifaceted students' activities, with a predominant emphasis on scientific activities. It is precisely this factor that defines the relevance of the researched issue. The objective of the scientific search was to facilitate the implementation of reflective practices by undergraduate students and graduates in order to determine the key indicators of their scientific work throughout their e-learning experience. The following research methods were used: analysis, synthesis, specification, systematization, and generalization of scientific data regarding the specifics of students' scientific work during e-learning; analysis of the reflection papers written by the university students titled: "My Scientific Work During University Years: What It Was Like"; mathematical calculations of the results. Therefore, scientific work conducted under conditions of e-learning revealed a range of indicators (15 items in total) in students' self-analysis, including 12 positive indicators and 3 negative ones. The specified indicators should be considered in the organization of various forms of scientific students' work in the university educational environment. The prospects for further research are seen in the clarification of the influence of online form of education on the students' independent work.