USE OF THE INTERACTIVE SIMULATOR OF STEP PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

The article presents the experience of using the interactive simulator of physical processes Step in physics classes in teaching students majoring in "Agricultural Engineering", "Geodesy and Land Management" and "Computer Science".

Formulation of the problem. Students' understanding of the disciplines of the natural-mathematical cycle, in particular physics, is considered to be the main problem in higher education institutions. Visualization of physical processes helps to understand, comprehend and master most topics of physics. And thanks to simulation, students have the opportunity to see the nature of processes and phenomena that cannot be observed with the naked eye or without the use of special powerful and expensive devices. An example of such an interactive simulator of physical processes is Step.

Materials and methods. The research material is the creation and study by students of simulation models to study the behavior of the elastic pendulum, mathematical pendulum, resonance, mechanical wave and Brownian motion using an interactive simulator of physical processes Step in physics. Methods of observation, analysis, systematization and mathematical statistics were used to obtain information about the feasibility of using an interactive simulator of physical processes Step in teaching physics.

Results. The article describes the method of using the interactive simulator of physical processes Step in the teaching of physics, in particular the study of the elastic pendulum, mathematical pendulum, resonance, mechanical wave, Brownian motion; the results of pedagogical experiment.

Conclusions. Summarizing the results of the study, it can be argued that the use of an interactive simulator of physical processes Step in teaching physics allows you to: visualize the training material; to facilitate the perception and understanding of complex physical phenomena and processes; to form research competencies in students; to increase the motivation of educational and cognitive activities of students. But at the same time, the use of only simulation models does not improve the quality of physical training of students.