INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION: DIGITAL TOOLS FOR ACTIVE LEARNING OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

Abstract. In modern medical education, interactive technologies play an important role in increasing the effectiveness of learning. The transition of educational activities to an online format has posed a number of important tasks for participants in the educational process, the main of which was ensuring effective communication between the teacher and the student. The purpose of our study was to highlight and analyze the results of the work of the Department of Internal Medicine 1 of the DSMU on involving the didactic capabilities of the Mentimeter platform in the formation of a communicative educational environment in the process of conducting a department circle and the possible involvement of other platforms for learning in the future. Due to the positive experience of using this platform in the work of the student circle of 4th year students, we decided to continue using interactive technologies. 150 medical students participated in our study, who were divided into two equal groups: using Mentimeter and other platforms. Mentimeter contributed to better memorization of complex information through the use of visual elements, word clouds, and interactive questions. According to the results of the study, we obtained the following conclusions: Mentimeter improves the quality of learning by increasing the level of student engagement, the interactive format helps to better remember the material and promotes the development of clinical thinking, the platform creates a comfortable environment for communication, reducing the stress of answering in front of the audience, each of the above-described platforms has its own characteristics and can be useful in different learning situations. Mentimeter is suitable for interactive lectures and seminars, Kahoot for gamified learning, Quizizz for individual testing, and Socrative for quick knowledge testing. The optimal combination of these tools allows you to make the education of medical students more effective, interactive and exciting.