NEURODIDACTIC APPROACH TO COGNITIVE ADAPTATION OF FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS AT A UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The article offers to a wide range of teachers considering a problem of cognitive adaptation of first-year students at a university. It is more effective when using a neurodidactic approach. It includes: 1) the integrated use of neuroscience data (neurophysiology, psychology, pedagogy) in the educational process, 2) the relationship of motivation, sensations, perception, individual experience, emotions, physical activity, social context with learning, 3) taking into account the personal neurophysiological characteristics of students. The basics of the phenomenon of cognitive adaptation of first-year students at a university is revealed. A descriptive analysis of the main aspects of students’ neurodidactics is carried out: their mental activity, communication, criteria for choosing a profession. Together, these factors will ensure the effective overcoming of cognitive difficulties in the first year of study at the university.